Vocab List 12

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Acrimony

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A sharpness or bitterness of speech or disposition; hostility.

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Ruminate

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To think deeply or repeatedly about something.

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Engender

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To cause or give rise to a feeling, situation, or condition.

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Futile

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Incapable of producing any result; ineffective.

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Gauche

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Lacking social grace, sensitivity, or acuteness; awkward.

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Zenith

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The highest point; peak.

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Covert

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Not openly acknowledged or displayed; secret.

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Renown

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The condition of being known or talked about by many people; fame.

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Tangent

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A completely different line of thought or action.

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Synonym

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A word that has the same or nearly the same meaning as another word.