Professional Documents
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CALLOUS
showing or having an insensitive and
cruel disregard for others.
EMBEZZLEMENT
misappropriation of funds
EXACERBATE
to make a situation, a bad
feeling, or a problem worse
According to a survey stress can cause or
exacerbate health conditions the humans.
IMPECUNIOUS
Having less money or no money at
all
VOCIFEROUS
something or someone who is
offensively/ conspicuously loud.
PERTINACIOUS
someone who is
stubbornly unyielding
She worked with a pertinacious resistance to
interruptions.
ECLECTIC
deriving the best ideas and styles
from a diverse range of sources
My university is offering an eclectic mix of
courses.
ENERVATE
lacking in vitality or mentally/
morally drained
INCUMBENT
something that is morally
binding
The government realized that it was
incumbent on them to act.
OBDURATE
being stubborn and
refusing to change one’s
opinion