Wordly Wise 3000 Book 10 Lesson 5
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acrimony | n. Bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility. |
| affinity | n. Bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility. |
| ambivalent | adj. Having mixed, often opposing, feelings about something or someone; indecisive. |
| cessation | n. A stopping, either final or temporary. |
| emaciated | adj. Very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny. |
| enclave | n. A distinct region or community enclosed within a larger territory. |
| engender | v. To bring into being, to produce. |
| exacerbate | v. To make more severe, bitter, or violent. |
| illicit | adj. Not allowed, improper, or unlawful. |
| indigenous | adj. Naturally living or growing in a certain area; native. |
| inexorable | adj. Not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless. |
| infatuated | adj. Filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire. |
| insatiable | adj. Never satisfied; greedy. |
| poignant | adj. Painfully moving, affecting, or touching. |
| proselytize | v. To convert someone to a faith, belief, or cause. |
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