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vocab unit 8
sadlier oxford vocabulary level e unit 8
Term | Definition |
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animosity | strong dislike; bitter hostility |
apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
apprehensive | fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
commend | to praise, express approval; to present as a worthy of attention; to commit to the care of |
compatible | able to get along or work well together; capable of use with some other model or system |
condolence | an expression of sympathy |
consecrate | to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
decrepit | old and feeble; worn out, ruined |
deride | to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
ingenuous | innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
multifarious | having great variety; numerous and diverse |
obsolete | out-of-date, no longer in use |
omnivorous | eating every kind of food, eagerly taking in everything |
parsimonious | stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
reprisal | an injury done in return for injury |
revel | to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration |
stultify | to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
suave | smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |