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Black Boy Vocab #1. Cryptic. Hidden meaning. Infinite. Indefinitely or exceedingly great; limitless. Languor. Lack of spirit or interest; sluggishness. Injunction. A command or order. Doggerel. Rude; crude; poor. Copiously. Large in quantity or number; abundant. Intangible.
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Cryptic Hidden meaning
Infinite Indefinitely or exceedingly great; limitless
Languor Lack of spirit or interest; sluggishness
Injunction A command or order
Doggerel Rude; crude; poor
Copiously Large in quantity or number; abundant
Intangible Incapable of being perceived by the sense of touch; not definite or clear to the mind
Surreptitiously Acting in a stealthy way; obtained by secret or unauthorized
Fiat An authoritative decree or order
Asafetida [as-uh-fet-i-duh] A soft, brown, lumpy gum resin having a bitter taste and an obnoxious odor (from root of a plant); used in medicine
Emulate To try to equal; follow
Grapple To seize another in a firm grip
Morose Gloomy or sullenly ill-humored
Elicited To draw or bring out; evoke
Squalid Foul and repulsive; neglected and filthy
Infallible Absolutely trustworthy or sure