vocab 7
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gabibaracchini on February 9, 2011
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 implacable | (adj) incapable of being appeased or mitigated |
| ingenuous | (adj) not devious, innocent and candid |
| nadir | (n) the lowest point of something |
| nefarious | (adj) heinously villainous |
| oblique | (adj) diverging from a straight line or course, not straightforward |
| obsequious | (adj) excessively compliant or submissive |
| odious | (adj) instilling hatred or intense displeasure |
| panacea | (n) a remedy for all ills or difficulties |
| propensity | (n) an inclination, preference |
| proscribe | (v) to condemn, outlaw |
| stupefy | (v) to astonish, to insensible |
| taciturn | (adj) not inclined to talk |
| trenchant | (adj) effective, articulate, clear-cut |
| venerate | (v) to regard with respect or to honor |
| wistful | (adj) full of yearning; musingly sad |
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