| Term | Definition |
|---|
| animosity | strong dislike; bitter hostility |
| apathy | a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest |
| apprehensive | fearful or anxious, especially about the future |
| commend | to praise, express approval; to commit to the care of |
| compatible | able to get along or work well together |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy |
| consecrate | to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose |
| decrepit | old and feeble; worn-out, ruined |
| deride | to ridicule, laugh at with contempt |
| ingenuous | innocent, simple; frank, sincere |
| multifarious | having great variety; numerous and diverse |
| obsolete | out-of-date, no longer in use |
| omnivorous | eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything |
| parsimonious | stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small |
| quandary | a state of perplexity or doubt |
| recalcitrant | stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority |
| reprisal | an injury done in return for injury |
| revel | to take great pleasure in; a wild celebration |
| stultify | to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on |
| suave | smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses |
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