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Vocab Level E 1 to 7
units 1-7, unkown words
Question | Answer |
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to make larger, increase | augment |
stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored | dour |
wealthy, luxurious; ample, grandiose | opulent |
not easily moved mentally or emotionally; dull, unresponsive | stolid |
word for word; exactly as written or spoken | verbatim |
cautiously, with great care | warily |
hasty, not through | cursory |
treachery, deceitfulness | duplicity |
to praise extravagantly | extol |
extremely careful; particular about details | meticulous |
lukewarm; unenthusiastic, marked by an absence of interest | tepid |
to compel, force | coerce |
cowardly, a coward | craven |
stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action | inclement |
so unimportant that it can be disregarded | negligible |
an example that may serve as a basis for imitation or later action | precedent |
forceful, convincing; relevant, to the point | cogent |
cool and confident, unconcerned | nonchalant |
remedy for all ills; cure all, an answer to all problems | panacea |
exact, careful, attending thoroughly to details; having moral standards, principled | scrupulous |
mercy, humaneness; mildness, moderateness | clemency |
shy, lacking self-confidence; modest, reserved | diffident |
a difference; a lack of agreement | discrepancy |
causing a sharp sensation; stinging, biting | pungent |
neglectful in performance of one's duty, careless | remiss |
meddling; excessively forward in offering services or assuming authority | officious |
unfavorable, threatening, of bad omen | ominous |
growing without check, running wild | rampant |
to involve in; to connect with or be related to | implicate |
to anticipate and prevent; to remove, dispose of | obviate |
filthy, wretched, debased | squalid |
to do without, give up voluntarily; to put off temporarily, defer | waive |