English 12

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apposite

appropriate; suitable, apt, relevent, pertinent
augur

a prophet or seer, to predict, oracle, bode
bilk

to defraud, cheat, swindle, evade pament of , dupe, cozen
charisma

special personal magnetis, that makes an individual exceptionally appealing, charm, mystique
debilitate

to make weak or feeble, sap, exhaust, enfeeble
execrable

utterly detestable, hateful, odious, abominable, reprehensive
impinge

to strike against or collide with violently, horn in affect
labyrinth

a bewildering maze; tangle, mystery
narcissism

excessive self love, egotism, conceit, vanity, amor people
niggardly

stingy, meanly small, tightfisted, penny-pinching, mean
pastiche

a dramatic, musical or literay work, medley, patchwork, melange
precarious

very uncertain or unsure, dangerous, risky, dubious, ticklish
rapport

a close and harmonious relationship, bond, tie, affinity, understanding
utilitarian

stressing over other considerations, practical, funtional, pragmatic
vacuous

devoid of matter, substance, or meaning, inane, insipid, fatuous, empty
vagary

an unpredictable, erratic, purposeless action, whim, quirk
viable

capable of living under norma circumstances, practical, feasible
xenophobia

indue or unreasonable fear, hatred of foreigners, paochialism
zany

clowny or funny in a crazy, bizarre, one who plays a clown, comical, daffy, buffon
zealot

a fanatical partisan, extremist