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TermDefinition
VacillateAlternate or waver between different opinions or actions; be indecisive
VacuousHaving or showing a lack of intelligence; mindless
VoraciousWanting or devouring great quantities of food
WritheMake continual twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body
XenophobeIntense or irrational dislike or fear of people from other countries
ZenithThe highest point reached by an object or person
AbideAccept or act in accordance with
AbjectAllowing no hope for improvement
AbstruseDifficult to understand; obscure
BelligerentHostile and aggressive
BequeathLeave to a person or other beneficiary by a will
BeseechTo ask urgently and fervently to do something; implore; entreat
ChagrinDistress or embarrassment at having failed or been humiliated
CharlatanA person falsely claiming to have a special knowledge or skill; a fraud
ChicaneryThe use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose
DepravityMoral corruption
DeprecateExpress disapproval of
DespondentIn low spirits from loss of hope or courage
ElocutionThe skill of clear and expressive speech, especially of distinct pronunciation and articulation; speak well in public
EloquenceFluent or persuasive speaking or writing

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Creator Morgan_77
Created September 24, 2009
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  1. Deprecate Express disapproval of - 7 misses
  2. Abstruse Difficult to understand; obscure - 4 misses
  3. Depravity Moral corruption - 4 misses
  4. Abject Allowing no hope for improvement - 3 misses
  5. Despondent In low spirits from loss of hope or courage - 2 misses
  6. Voracious Wanting or devouring great quantities of food - 2 misses
  7. Vacuous Having or showing a lack of intelligence; mindless - 2 misses