English 12 Wordly Wise Vocab 7

Front

The amoeba's lack of a fixed structure gives it an ____________ shape.

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Amorphous

Front

The Spanish Inquisition forced religious minorities to abjure their faiths.

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renounce

Front

Reading Proust's Remembrance of Things Past is a herculean task.

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Easy

Front

His cynicism bordered on _____________.

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Nihilism

Front

In western movie stereotypes, the nefarious villain wears a black hat.

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respectable

Front

Proposal to shift to a twelve-month school year will cause invidious debate.

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bitter

Front

What does a person's animus do?

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Influence

Front

Approve, confirm, or verify.

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Ratify

Front

To encompass in a larger group; to include.

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Subsume

Front

Least likely to be variegated:

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Grains of salt