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All 25 terms

TermDefinition
assuagedto make less painful; satisfy
taciturnhabitually reserved and uncommunicative
malevolentwishing or appearing to wish evil to others
stealthymarked by quiet and caution and secrecy
predilectiona predisposition in favor of something
nebulouslacking definition or definite content
expoundinga systematic interpretation or explanation (usually written) of a specific topic
iniquitieswickedness & sinfulness
contentiousinvolving or likely to cause controversy
contemptuosfeeling hatred; scornful
auspiciousattended by favorable circumstances
scuppernogsyellowish green plum flavored grapes
unfathomableimpossible to come to understand
morphoditeprobable meant to be hermaphodite something that is a combination of diverse elements, probable meant to be hermaphodite something that is a combination of diverse elements
inordinatelyextremely
ingenuouscharacterized by an inability to mask your feelings
deportment(behavioral attributes) the way a person behaves toward other people
ostreperousnoisy
inconspicuousnot prominent or readily noticeable
philippica speech of violent denunciation
unbragefeeling of offense, resentment
reconnaissancethe act of reconnoitring (especially to gain information about an enemy or potential enemy)
undulateincrease and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves
viscoushaving the properties of glue
cantankeroushaving a difficult and contrary disposition

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Creator nickdeb2
Created October 19, 2008
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