Pre-IB Eng: Vocab 14

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MV PEPTIDES

misanthrope, visceral, placate, exhume, profligate, torpid, inter, dour, extol, sully

misanthrope (n)

person with a distaste for people; more commonly, a grumpy person, usually associated with men

visceral (adj)

innate; gut or natural

placate (v)

appease; pacify

exhume (v)

remove; take out

profligate (adj)

careless; reckless; extravagant

torpid (adj)

sluggish; lazy; lethargic

inter (v)

put in; insert

dour (adj)

gloomy; stern; sour

extol (v)

celebrate; applaud; cheer

sully (v)

damage; ruin; degrade