NLN english exam questions and
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mercenary - ANSWERS-greedy
laudable - ANSWERS-worthy of praise
squalid - ANSWERS-filthy, wretched, debased
supercilious - ANSWERS-proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of
superiority
obfuscate - ANSWERS-deliberately make something difficult to understand
lurid - ANSWERS-(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color;
terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
pusillanimous - ANSWERS-contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
pathos - ANSWERS-a quality that evokes pity or sadness
tacit - ANSWERS-understood or implied without being stated
petty - ANSWERS-unimportant
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mercenary - ANSWERS-greedy
laudable - ANSWERS-worthy of praise
squalid - ANSWERS-filthy, wretched, debased
supercilious - ANSWERS-proud and contemptuous; showing scorn because of a feeling of
superiority
obfuscate - ANSWERS-deliberately make something difficult to understand
lurid - ANSWERS-(adj.) causing shock, horror, or revulsion; sensational; pale or sallow in color;
terrible or passionate in intensity or lack of restraint
pusillanimous - ANSWERS-contemptibly cowardly or mean-spirited
pathos - ANSWERS-a quality that evokes pity or sadness
tacit - ANSWERS-understood or implied without being stated
petty - ANSWERS-unimportant