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A2 Vocabulary
1. Proscribe=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-Forbid
2. Holistic=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-Concerned=with=whole
3. Repugnant=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-Offensive;=to=morals
4. Exiguous=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-inadequency;=lacking
5. Untenable=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-No=support;=ground
6. Clement=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-favorable
7. Adversity=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
a=state=of=burden=or=hardship
8. Anecdote=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
a=short=story=or=account=of=an=event
9. Assiduous=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-diligent;=hard-working
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, 10. Benevolent=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
showing=sympathy,=understanding,=and=generosity
11. Boisterous=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
rough;=rowdy;=unruly
12. Brazen=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
bold=or=unrestrained=by=normal=standards
13. Brusque=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
attitude=of=shortness=or=rudeness;=gruff
14. Circuitous=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
lengthy=due=to=being=indirect=or=roundabout
15. deleterious=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
harmful=or=deadly=to=living=things
16. deter=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-to=prevent=or=discourage
17. digression=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
a=deviation=or=detour=from=the=central=topic=or=focucs
18. diligent=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
persistent=and=hardworking
19. disdain=-=CORRECT=ANSWER-
lack=of=respect=or=intense=dislike
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