Wordly Wise lesson 5 Flashcards
1
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acrimony
A
Bitterness or sharpness of temper, manner, or speech; hostility; short tempered.
2
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affinity
A
attraction for someone or something with which ones feels a closeness or kinship.
3
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Cessation
A
A stopping, either final or temporary; to cease, stop, halt.
4
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Emaciated
A
Very thin or wasted away, especially from lack of nourishment; scrawny.
5
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Illicit
A
Not allowed, improper, or unlawful. EX: prostitution.
6
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Insatiable
A
Never satisfied; greedy.
7
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Indigenous
A
Naturally living or growing in a certain area; native. EX: Maple to Canada
8
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Infatuated
A
Filled with excessive, shallow, or foolish love or desire.
9
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Inexorable
A
Not to be persuaded, stopped, or moved by entreaty or plea; relentless, unalterable.
10
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Proselytize
A
To persuade someone to convert to a faith, belief or cause.
