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connive (She connived me to get me to give up my plans to start up a new business)
(v.) to plot, scheme
cumulative (The cumulative effect of hours spent using the World Website...)
(adj.) increasing, building upon itself
debase (The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity)
(v.) to lower the quality or esteem of sth.
decry (A.L., the leader of the group decried the appealing state Polish roads)
(v.) to criticize openly
deferential (Donata is always excessively deferential to any kind of high figure)
(adj.) showing respect for another's authority
demure (Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure)
(adj.) quiet, modest, reserved
deride (The native speaker often derided the other teacher's accent)
(v.) to laugh at mockingly, scorn
despot (The despot issued a death sentence for anyone who disobeyed his laws)
(n.) one who has total power and rules brutally
dilligent (The dilligent researcher made sure to double check her measurements)
(adj.) showing care in doing one's work
elated (When he found out he had won the lottery, the postman was elated)
(adj.) overjoyed, thrilled
eloquent (The best man gave such an eloquent speech, all were crying)
(adj.) expressive, articulate, moving
embezzle (The accountant was fired for embezzling over 10'000 of the company's funds)
(v.) to steal money by falsifying records
empathy (I feel such empathy for my dog)
(n.) sensitivity to another's feeelings as if they were one's own
enmity (John and Scott have clearly not forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anybody)
(n.) ill will, hatred, hostility
erudite (My english teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difficult Poetry)
(adj.) learned
extol (Kamilla extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend)
(v.) to praise, revere
fabricate (When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work)
(v.) to make up, invent
feral (That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it)
(adj.) wild, savage
flabbergasted (Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer)
(adj.) astounded
forsake (I won't forsake my conservative principles)
(v.) to give up, renounce
