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Details Title: Vocabulary Description: Unit 8 Total Flash Cards: 20 Created: 01/19/2005 16:09:23	To study from this set of flash cards, or to create your own your own study flash cards, register HERE. If you are already a registered user, CLICK HERE.
Cards Term animosity Definition n. strong dislike; bitter hostility Term apathy Definition n. a lack of feeling, emotion, or interest Term apprehensive Definition adj. fearful or anxious, especially about the future Term commend Definition v. to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention; to commit the care of Term compatible Definition adj. able to get along or work well together Term condolence Definition n. an expression of sympathy Term consecrate Definition v. to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose Term decrepit Definition adj. old and feeble; worn-out, ruined Term deride Definition v. to ridicule, laugh at with contempt Term ingenuous Definition adj. innocent, simple; frank, sincere Term multifarious Definition adj, having great variety; numerous and diverse Term obsolete Definition adj. out of date, no longer in use Term omnivorous Definition adj. eating every kind of food; eagerly taking in everything, having a wide variety of tastes Term parsimonious Definition adj. stingy, miserly; meager, poor, small Term quandary Definition n. a state of perplexity or doubt Term recalcitrant Definition adj. stubbornly disobedient, resisting authority Term reprisal Definition n. an injury done in return for injury Term revel Definition v. to take great pleasure in n. a wild celebration Term stultify Definition v. to make ineffective or useless; cripple; to have a dulling effect on Term suave Definition adj. smoothly agreeable or polite; pleasing to the senses