WOTD English 9

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• make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense

• auspicious

• anxious or fearful that something bad or unpleasant will happen

• apprehensive

• giving or being a sign of future success

• assuage

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• occurring afterward or as a result

• aberration

• inborn; natural

• innate

• a departure from what is normal, usual, or expected, typically one that is unwelcome

• ensuing

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• lacking imagination, foresight, or intellectual insight

• resilient

• recovering readily from adversity, depression, or the like

• myopic

• (especially of something written or spoken) briefly and clearly expressed

• succinct

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• a writ issued by court authority to compel attendance at a judicial proceeding

• subpoena

• unconventional or slightly strange

• eccentric

• marked by strong resentment or cynicism

• acrimonious

truthful and straightforward

• candid

• secretive