#8 Definitions Flashcards

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strong dislike; bitter hostility

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animosity

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a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

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apathy

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fearful or anxious, especially about the future

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apprehensive

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to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit to the care of

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commend

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5
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able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system

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compatible

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6
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an expression of sympathy

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condolence

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7
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to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

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consecrate

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8
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old and feeble; worn-out, ruined

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decrepit

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9
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to ridicule, laugh at with contempt

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deride

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innocentt, simple, frank, sincere

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ingenuous

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11
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having a great variety, numerous and diverse

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multifarious

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12
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out-of-date, no longer in use

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obsolete

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eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes

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omnivorous

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stingy, meager, poor, small

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parsimonious

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15
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a state of perplexity or doubt

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quandary

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16
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stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority

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recalcitrant

17
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an injury done in return for injury

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reprisal

18
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(v) to take great pleasure in

(n) a wild celebration

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revel

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to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

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stultify

20
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smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses

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suave