ASP Vocab 1

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contentious

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likely to cause arguments of a disagreement

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tacit

Answer 1

implied or indicated but not expressed

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mire

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heavy, deep mud; soft, spongy earth

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prodigious

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extraordinary or amazing in bulk, size or degree

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inveigle

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to win over with flattery

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rhetorically

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asked merely for effect, not needing an answer

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deigning

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to condescend reluctantly and with a strong sense of the affront to one’s superiority

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entrenched

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to establish solidly

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anarchy

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absence of order

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insidious

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harmful but enticing, treacherous

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mordantly

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biting and caustic in thought, manner or style

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enmity

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positive, active and typically mutual hatred or ill will

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effulgence

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radiant splendor or brilliance

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latent

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on the verge of emerging but not yet visible

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undulation

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wavy in appearance, outline or form

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amiably

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being friendly or sociable

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irresolutely

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uncertain how to proceed

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reverie

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daydreaming

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erratic

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lack of consistency, regularity or uniformity

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truancy

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behaving like someone who shirks duty

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idiosyncratic

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characteristic peculiarity, eccentric

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emmisary

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one designated as the agent to another, a secret agent, representative

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transfigured

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to give a new spiritual appearance, transformed outwardly for the better

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dispensation

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exemption from law, vow, impediment or oath