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WORD: Annihilate (v)

DEFINITION: to destroy utterly; obliterate

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WORD: Benevolent (adj)

DEFINITION: kind and generous; organized to do good for others

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WORD: Contrived (v)

DEFINITION: deliberately created rather than arising naturally or spontaneously; created

in a way that seems artificial

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WORD: Derision (n)

DEFINITION: the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

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WORD: Equivocal (adj)

DEFINITION: open to more than one interpretation; ambiguous

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 WORD: Fulminate (v)

DEFINITION: to criticize someone or something angrily

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WORD: Furtive (adj)

DEFINITION: done in a quiet and secret way to avoid being noticed

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WORD: Inscrutable (adj)

DEFINITION: impossible to understand or interpret

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WORD: Jargon (n)

DEFINITION: special words or expressions that are used by a particular profession

or group that are hard for others to understand

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WORD: Lassitude (n)

DEFINITION: lack of physical or mental energy

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 WORD: Nebulous (adj)

DEFINITION: unclear, vague or ill-defined

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WORD: Officious (adj)

DEFINITION: used to describe an annoying person who tries to tell people what to do in
a way that is not wanted or needed; meddlesome

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WORD: Pedantic (adj)

DEFINITION: too focused on unimportant errors, rules, or details

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WORD: Pneumatic (adj)

DEFINITION: containing or operated by air or gas under pressure

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WORD: Procure (v)

DEFINITION: containing or operated by air or gas under pressure

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 WORD: Rectify (v)

DEFINITION: to put something right; to correct

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WORD: Sanguine (adj)

DEFINITION: optimistic or positive, especially in an apparently bad or difficult situation

OR red in color

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WORD: Sordid (adj)

DEFINITION: involving immoral or dishonest behavior; very dirty and unpleasant

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WORD: Unorthodox (adj)

DEFINITION: any opinions or beliefs that are different from the official or usual position;
the quality or state of being different

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WORD: Zeal (adj)

DEFINITION: great energy or enthusiasm in pursuit of a cause or an objective

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