Ltf sat vocab lesson 5
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1.
acrimonious
Caustic
2.
ameliorate
to make better; to improve
3.
amendable
Willing to consider;open to advice or suggestion
4.
amorphous
(adj.) shapeless, without definite form; of no particular type or character; without organization, unity, or cohesion
5.
buoyant
capable of floating; cheerful
6.
cajole
(v.) to coax, persuade through flattery or artifice; to deceive with soothing thoughts or false promise
7.
calamity
A serious event causing distress or misfortune
8.
debase
Degrade; lower in quality, value, rank, etc.; lower in moral quality
9.
efface
To erase, to wear away
10.
elucidate
To make clear
11.
ephemeral
Lasting a short period of time, fleeting.
12.
ferocity
Savagery
13.
flourish
To thrive, to grow well
14.
haughty
Arrogant, excessively proud and vain
15.
impervious
Incapable of being entered or penetrated, not capable of being damaged
16.
inane
Lacking sense, significance, or ideas
17.
indolence
Laziness
18.
infallable
incapable of error
19.
inscrutable
Difficult to understand
20.
languid
Slow, sluggish, listless, weak
21.
malice
Desire to harm others
22.
oblique
slanting, indirect, evasive, devious, misleading
23.
opulence
Wealth, affluence, abundance
24.
penitent
Feeling or showing regret and regret for having done wrong; repentant.
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perfunctory
Acting routinely with little interest or care