vocabulary 8

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animosity

strong dislike; bitter hostility

apathy

lack of feeling, emotion, or interest

apprehensive

fearful or anxious, especially about the future

commend

to praise, express approval; to present as worthy of attention

compatible

able to get along or work well together, capable of use wtih some other model or system

condolences

an expression of sympathy

consecrate

to make sacred, hallow; to set apart for a special purpose

decrepit

old and feeble, worn out, ruined

deride

to ridicule, to laugh at with contempt

ingenuous

innocent, simple, frank

multifarious

having great variety, numerous and diverse

obsolete

out of date, no longer in use

omnivorous

eating all kinds of food, wide variety of tastes

parsimonious

stingy, miserly, meager poor, small

quandry

a state of perplexity or doubt

recalcitrant

stubornly disobedient, resisting authority

reprisal

an injury done in return of an injury

revel

to take great pleasure in, a wild celebration

stultify

to make ineffective or useless, cripple; to have a dulling effect on

suave

smoothly agreeable or polite, pleasing to the senses