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1
Q

absolve

A

to find innocent or blameless

2
Q

adamant

A

not giving in; stubborn

3
Q

amiable

A

good-natured

4
Q

amoral

A

lacking a moral sense

5
Q

animosity

A

strong dislike

6
Q

antagonist

A

an enemy

7
Q

eccentric

A

odd

8
Q

encounter

A

a meeting

9
Q

epitome

A

a perfect model

10
Q

malign

A

to speak ill of

11
Q

curt

A

rudely brief

12
Q

demoralize

A

to discourage

13
Q

dilemma

A

a hard choice

14
Q

inclination

A

a preference

15
Q

irate

A

furious

16
Q

retort

A

to reply

17
Q

sabotage

A

to do harm

18
Q

subsequent

A

following

19
Q

wary

A

careful

20
Q

zeal

A

passion

21
Q

acclaim

A

praise

22
Q

adjacent

A

close

23
Q

elicit

A

to bring out

24
Q

engross

A

to hold interest of

25
Q

escalate

A

to increase

26
Q

exploit

A

to take advantage of

27
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methodical

A

orderly

28
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obsolete

A

no longer used

29
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tangible

A

solid

30
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terminate

A

to end

31
Q

deterrent

A

a prevention

32
Q

implication

A

something suggested

33
Q

inequity

A

an injustice

34
Q

infirmity

A

a disability

35
Q

infringe

A

to interfere with

36
Q

innovation

A

something new

37
Q

revitalize

A

to refresh

38
Q

sparse

A

distributed thinly

39
Q

subjective

A

one-sided

40
Q

succinct

A

brief and clear

41
Q

allusion

A

to hint about

42
Q

altruistic

A

unselfish

43
Q

appease

A

to calm

44
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arbitrary

A

impulsive

45
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assail

A

to attack

46
Q

banal

A

unoriginal

47
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euphemism

A

a term that doesn’t offend

48
Q

mercenary

A

greedy

49
Q

syndrome

A

a group of symptoms

50
Q

taint

A

to damage

51
Q

ann, enn

A

year

52
Q

audi, audio-

A

hearing

53
Q

cycl, cyclo-

A

circle

54
Q

-hood

A

state of

55
Q

hyper-

A

more than normal

56
Q

-ly

A

in a certain way

57
Q

non-

A

not

58
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path, -pathy

A

feeling

59
Q

pend

A

to hang

60
Q

quart, quardr

A

four