26 terms

Terms	Definitions
abolish	to end or put a stop to
astray	off the known path or away from what is good
benevolent	kind; generous, charitable
cryptic	having a secret meaning; difficult to understand
cynical	having little faith in the goodness of others; ruthlessly taking advantage of others
impromptu	Without advance preparation; spontaneous; a short musical composition
indefatigable	untiring
irrepressible	impossible to restrain or keep under control
manifest	obvious; to prove or show clearly; a list of cargo
obstinate	unwilling to change; stubborn; difficult to cure
pretext	a false reason; a pretense
tyranny	the oppressive use of power; cruelty
vague	inexact; unclear; hard to understand
capitulate	surrender; give in
contemplate	to think about deeply; to consider as a future plan
contemptible	disgraceful; dishonorable
critical	making severe judgements; involving careful evaluation; extremely important; dangerous
frugal	thrifty; skimpy
grudge	a feeling of resentment; to resent; arranged to settle a disagreement
imperishable	not subject to death or decay
pervade	to spread or be present everywhere
spontaneous	done by impulse; free and natural in behavior; not forced
taciturn	habitually silent and uncommunicative
treacherous	likely to betray trust; risky
vain	pointless; conceited; preoccupied with one's appearance; lacking significance or value
abolish	end or put a stop to

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