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Lessons 5 & 6
Vocabulary Power Plus
Question | Answer |
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adamant | unyielding; firm in opinion |
apathy | a lack of interest; state of not caring |
clement | merciful; lenient |
cliche | a worn-out idea or overused expression |
condone | to forgive or overlook an offense |
connoisseur | an expert in matters of culture, food, or wine |
credence | belief or trust |
cult | an organized group of people with an obsessive devotion to a person or set of principles |
diffident | lacking in self-confidence; shy |
dilettante | one who merely dabbles in an art or science |
disparity | inequality; difference |
enigma | a mystery; something seemingly inexplicable |
extol | to praise highly |
inexorable | unrelenting; unavoidable |
jaunty | having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp |
nuance | a slight or subtle degree of difference |
officious | excessively eager to deliver unasked-for or unwanted help |
opus | a creative work, especially a numbered composition |
ostensible | professed but not necessarily true |
rancor | extreme hatred or ill will |