Unit 8

Andrea L. (United States of America)
20 words 2 learners

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  1. animosity
    a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility
  2. apathy
    an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
  3. apprehensive
    in fear or dread of possible evil or harm
  4. commend
    present as worthy of regard, kindness, or confidence
  5. compatible
    able to exist and perform in harmonious combination
  6. condolence
    an expression of sympathy with another's grief
  7. consecrate
    give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause
  8. decrepit
    worn and broken down by hard use
  9. deride
    treat or speak of with contempt
  10. ingenuous
    lacking in sophistication or worldliness
  11. multifarious
    having many aspects
  12. obsolete
    no longer in use
  13. omnivorous
    feeding on both plants and animals
  14. parsimonious
    excessively unwilling to spend
  15. quandary
    state of uncertainty in a choice between unfavorable options
  16. recalcitrant
    stubbornly resistant to authority or control
  17. reprisal
    a retaliatory action against an enemy
  18. revel
    take delight in
  19. stultify
    deprive of strength or efficiency; make useless or worthless
  20. suave
    having a sophisticated charm
Created on Thu Dec 30 09:35:05 EST 2010

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