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Lesson 5

acrimonious to perfunctory. Lesson 5. acrimonious. Caustic; bitter or sharp or angry in tone; rude Political debates can become rather acrimonious . ameliorate. To make better; to relieve; to improve

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Lesson 5

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  1. acrimonious to perfunctory Lesson 5

  2. acrimonious • Caustic; bitter or sharp or angry in tone; rude • Political debates can become rather acrimonious.

  3. ameliorate • To make better; to relieve; to improve • It is difficult to come up with a solution that will ameliorate the crashing housing market.

  4. amenable • Open or willing to advice or suggestion • Your mother might be amenable to raising your allowance if you do more chores in the house.

  5. amorphous • Shapeless; having no definite form • The tree trunk was practically amorphous after years of exposure to the elements.

  6. buoyant • Capable of floating; cheerful • Her buoyant personality was refreshing at the somber ceremony; we all needed a lift.

  7. Cajole • To persuade with deliberate flattery, to coax, to wheedle • The boy cajoledhis mom into buying him candy at the grocery store.

  8. calamity • A serious event causing distress or misfortune • The poor Haitians have experienced one calamity after another.

  9. debase • To reduce in dignity or quality • Do not debase yourself by using such foul language.

  10. efface • To erase; to wear away • After years of wear, the veneer on the table had effaced.

  11. elucidate • To make clear as to be understood • I will try to elucidate the changes in the tax code for you.

  12. ephemeral • Lasting a short period of time; fleeting • Their relationship was only an ephemeral one; by the time she graduated, it was over.

  13. ferocity • Savagery • We were surprised at the ferocity of the summer thunderstorm.

  14. flourish • To thrive; to grow well • Her career in medicine flourished after the stint she served in the Peace Corps.

  15. haughty • Arrogant; excessively proud or vain • A few of the varsity players acted haughtilytoward the freshmen, and the coach castigated them for their pomposity.

  16. impervious • Incapable of being penetrated; not capable of being damaged • Because this watch is impervious to water, I can wear it when I swim.

  17. inane • Lacking significance, meaning; insipid • We tired of their inane conversation about reality television stars.

  18. indolence • Laziness • After watching her son spend countless hours playing videogames, the mother reproved her son for his indolence.

  19. infallible • Incapable of error • The makeup is advertised to have infallible blemish coverage.

  20. inscrutable • Difficult to understand; mysterious • The Mona Lisa is known for her inscrutable smile; many have pondered what she was feeling at that portrait sitting.

  21. languid • Slow; sluggish; listless; weak • The old man took languid steps as he plodded along the hospital hallways.

  22. malice • Desire to harm others; spite • She claimed she killed him accidentally, but the investigators proved she acted out of malice.

  23. oblique • Slanting; indirect; misleading; evasive • He made oblique references to his Ivy League background, when in fact he had not graduated from college.

  24. opulence • Wealth; affluence; abundance • The tourists enjoyed viewing the opulence of Windsor Castle • .

  25. penitent • Showing or feeling regret for wrongdoing; repentant • He was penitent for having taken so much money from his elderly grandmother and wasting it on alcohol.

  26. perfunctory • Acting routinely with little interest or care • Due to his perfunctory manner in inspecting the restaurant, he did not notice the real problem.

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