Vocab2

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ludicrious

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adjective-causing laghter because something is absurd or ridiculous; laughably absurd. "Everybody was laughing because his joke was ludicrious."

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callow

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adj.-young and inexperienced;immature. "For my first job, I wanted to own a company, but my mom said that a callow youth should start with something easier."

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blithe

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adj.-merry;cheerful;happy. "One word I would use to describe my friends are blithe because they are always smiling."

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nepotism

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noun-favoritism shown to relatives, especially in securing jobs. "Sometimes, when your parent is your teacher, they show nepotism by calling on you often."

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malign

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verb-to speak evil of; to slander."It's not nice to malign about people behind their backs."

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posthumous

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adj.-occuring after death; published after the author's death. " The autobiography of my grandma's friend was written and published posthumous."

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heinous

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adj.-outrageously evil or wicked. " Anybody who has a life sentence in jail must've done a heinous crime."

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clandestine

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adj.-kept secret or hidden expecially for some illegal purpose;secretive. " Everyone thought the man was being clandestine because he wasn't pleading guilty, when everyone knew he did it."

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refute

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verb-to disprove or demonstrate the falsity of something. " I thought that my teacher had corrected my test wrong, so she told me to refute her."

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cursory

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adj.-hasty, hurried or not thorough. " The look of his cursory homework made it obvious that it was just done on the bus."