Princeton Review Week 5 second
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2400forsat on August 10, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 intransigence | refusal to moderate a position or to compromise |
| jocular | characterized by or given to joking |
| meticulous | extremely careful and precise |
| affable | easygoing; friendly |
| alacrity | promptness in response; cheerful readiness; eagerness |
| amiable | friendly; agreeable; good-natured |
| benign | kind and gentle |
| sanguine | cheerfully confident, optimistic |
| belligerent | eager to fight; hostile or aggressive |
| cantankerous | ill-tempered and quarrelsome; disagreeable |
| contentious | quarrelsome |
| deleterious | having a harmful effect; injurious |
| exacerbate | to increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| flippant | disrespectfully humorous or casual |
| insolent | insulting in manner or speech |
| nefarious | flagrantly wicked; vicious |
| pernicious | extremely or irrevocably harmful; deadly |
| rancorous | marked by bitter, deep-seated ill-will |
| repugnant | arousing disgust or aversion; offensive or repulsive |
| supercilious | Disdainful; haughty; arrogant |
| arboreal | relating to or resembling a tree or trees |
| invocation | a call (usually upon a higher power) for assistance, support, or inspiration |
| stratify | to layer or separate into layers |
| variegated | having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored |
| verdant | green with vegetation |
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