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Vocab Unit 8 - Christian Hirales
Cards in this deck (20)
- 1AnimosityThere was deep animosity hiding beneath their fake intentions.
- 2ApathyThere was a sense of apathy over the argument.
- 3ApprehensiveAs the hurricane approached, apprehensive residents prepared for the worst
- 4CommendThey mayor commended the young people for their volunteer work.
- 5CompatibleEyewitness accounts of an accident rarely are totally compatible.
- 6CondolenceMy sincere condolences for your loss
- 7ConsecrateThe ceremony required consecration for this event.
- 8DecrepitHe may look old for his age but he is hardly decrepit.
- 9DerideFor that reason people find jokes that deride offensive.
- 10IngenuousDickens uses harsh words for those who take advantage of ingenuous people.
- 11MultifariousLeonardo da Vinci was a man of multifarious interests.
- 12ObsoleteThe toy we bought for my nephew proved to be obsolete.
- 13OmnivorousFor an omnivorous eater you sure do eat a lot of meat.
- 14ParsimoniousSince the Great Depression people have started to look for a more parsimonious lifestyle.
- 15QuandaryI could see no way out of the ethical quandary i found myself in.
- 16RecalcitrantA recalcitrant individual would spend over 10 hours in a dungeon in the dark times.
- 17ReprisalSome clans of Scotland engaged in cattle rustling in reprisal for real or imagined injuries.
- 18RevelSome movie stars do not revel with the attention they receive.
- 19StultifyOppressive heat may stultify the mind and spirit as well as inside the body.
- 20SuaveRick is particularly suave around the boss.
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