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English 12 Vocab 16
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English 12 Vocab 16
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Penury
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extreme poverty; destitution : he died in a state of virtual penury.
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Glib
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fluent and voluble but insincere and shallow : she was careful not to let the answer sound too glib.
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Usurer
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a person who lends money at unreasonably high rates of interest.
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Nebulous
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unclear
nebulous concepts like quality of life. |
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Disingenuous
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lacking in sincerity, lacking in frankness,
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Ingenuous
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frank, candid, sincere
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Quagmire
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an awkward, complex, or hazardous situation : a legal quagmire.
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Wanton
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deliberate and unprovoked : sheer wanton vandalism.
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Dote
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be extremely and uncritically fond of : she doted on her two young children
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