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| Question | Answer |
| abdicate (v) | to give up a position |
| abet (v) | to aid, help, encourage |
| adroit (adj) | skillful |
| aloof (adj) | distant |
| anecdote (n | short, humorous account |
| anomaly (n) | deviation from the common rule |
| avarice (n) | greed |
| aversion | a strong dislike |
| benevolent (adj) | marked by goodness or do doing |
| bilk (v) | cheat;defraud |
| clemency (n) | mercy |
| consensus (n) | agreement of opinion |
| convivial (adj) | characterized by feasting; friendly, lively, enjoyable |
| dearth(n) | a lack; scarcity |
| eschew (v) | to shun avoid |
| gamut(n) | entire range or series |
| impede (v) | to interfere |
| impunity (n) | freedom from penalty |
| insatiable (adj) | unable to satisfy |
| insular (adj) | separated; narrow minded |
| inundate | to flood with abundance |
| mendacious (adj) | having a lying, false character |
| mollify | to soften in temper |
| Morose | ill-tempered |
| nadir | the lowest point of something |
| obstinate (adj) | not yielding easily; stubborn |
| pathos (n) | an emotion of sympathy |
| penchant (n) | a tendency partiality, or prefer a strong or habitual liking for something |
| Precocious | advanced; developing ahead of time |
| Quell | put an end to (a rebellion) |
| rapport (n) | mutual understanding; harmony; people concerned with one another and communicate well |
| ribald | coarsely, crudely humorous referring to sexual matters in an amusingly rude or irreverent way |
| Sedentary (adj) | sitting;settled |
| trepidation (n) | fear; apprehension |
| ??? vicious (adj) | not free flowing deliberately cruel or violent immoral |
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