English II - Lesson 1 - Altruistic-Taciturn

Question 1

inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank, or degree

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disparity

Question 2

restraint in speech, reluctance to speak

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reticence

Question 3

to reject, disown, disavow

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repudiate

Question 4

overbearingly assuming; insolently proud

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arrogant

Question 5

honor, regard with respect

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revere

Question 6

to cause, to produce, to create

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engender

Question 7

beyond what is needed

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superfluous

Question 8

to mourn or to express sorrow in a demonstrative manner

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lament

Question 9

delicate, elusive, not obvious

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subtle

Question 10

having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as to course of action

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ambivalent

Question 11

intense dislike; to reject as unworth

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Ben Affleck, disdain

Question 12

to differentiate between two or more things

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discern

Question 13

difficult to see, vague

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obscure

Question 14

wasteful, a person given to extravagance

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prodigal

Question 15

harmless, producing no injury

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innocuous

Question 16

to degrade, to speak of someone or something in a derogatory manner

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disparage

Question 17

calm, placid

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serene

Question 18

strong disinclination

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aversion

Question 19

lean; sharp cornered; gaunt

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angular

Question 20

unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others

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altruistic

Question 21

to praise

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laud

Question 22

boring and stupid

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insipid

Question 23

to decorate, to make beautiful with ornamentation

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embellish

Question 24

quiet, not verbose

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taciturn

Question 25

showy, pretentious

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Ben Affleck, ostentatious

English II - Lesson 1 - Altruistic-Taciturn

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English II - Lesson 1 - Altruistic-Taciturn

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