Basic IV (Magoosh)

CARLOS C. (Chile)
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  1. altruism
    the quality of unselfish concern for the welfare of others
  2. assail
    attack in speech or writing
  3. assuage
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  4. banish
    send away from a place of residence, as for punishment
  5. benign
    kind in disposition or manner
  6. buck
    resist
  7. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  8. contemptuous
    expressing extreme scorn
  9. cornucopia
    the property of being extremely abundant
  10. credence
    the mental attitude that something is believable
  11. debase
    lower in value by increasing the base-metal content
    reduce the quality or value of something
  12. derisive
    expressing contempt or ridicule
  13. detrimental
    causing harm or injury
  14. egotist
    a conceited and self-centered person
  15. elaborate
    marked by complexity and richness of detail
  16. empathetic
    showing ready comprehension of others' states
  17. euphoria
    a feeling of great elation
  18. fickle
    liable to sudden unpredictable change
  19. genial
    agreeable; conducive to comfort
  20. glib
    artfully persuasive in speech
    (of a person) speaking with ease but without sincerity
  21. grovel
    show submission or fear
  22. headstrong
    habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition
  23. impeccable
    without error or flaw
  24. inadvertent
    happening by chance or unexpectedly or unintentionally
  25. irresolute
    uncertain how to act or proceed
  26. jargon
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  27. lucid
    transparently clear; easily understandable
  28. martial
    suggesting war or military life
  29. perennial
    lasting an indefinitely long time
  30. perpetuate
    cause to continue or prevail
  31. pertinent
    being of striking appropriateness
  32. precedent
    an example that is used to justify similar occurrences
  33. pristine
    immaculately clean and unused
  34. rankle
    make resentful or angry
  35. sentimental
    very sentimental or emotional
  36. smattering
    a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
  37. spurn
    reject with contempt
  38. surly
    unfriendly and inclined toward anger or irritation
  39. tawdry
    tastelessly showy
  40. tumult
    a state of commotion and noise and confusion
  41. uncompromising
    not willing to make concessions
  42. unruly
    unable to be governed or controlled
  43. urbane
    showing a high degree of refinement
  44. vacuous
    devoid of matter
  45. whimsical
    determined by chance or impulse rather than by necessity
  46. jargon
    a characteristic language of a particular group
  47. illicit
    contrary to accepted morality or convention
  48. genteel
    marked by refinement in taste and manners
  49. facetious
    cleverly amusing in tone
  50. commendable
    worthy of high praise
Created on Wed Jan 15 20:00:33 EST 2014 (updated Wed Jan 15 22:01:18 EST 2014)

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