ENGLSH EXAM

erudite

skilled and proficient in the use of language

obsequious

flattery, extreme attention given to obtain favor, eager to please

truculent

troublesome or irritable

Cull

select from a group, to choose

Deem

to come to think or judge, to have an opinion

Ameliorate

make better or more tolerable, to improve

Bolster

support or prop up

Enshroud

to cover

Temper

To moderate, to soften

Rue

dread or regret

Sycophant

deliberately gains favor by flattery or actions

Ubiquitous

Being everywhere

Skulk

move without being noticed, secretly

Elict

to draw out, call forth

malign

to speak ill of, to slander

enmity

hostility, hate, intolerance

Apocryphal

mythical, fictional, untrue

Egregious

atrocious, monstrous, shocking

Eclectic

diverse and assorted

Duplicitous

deceitful, dishonest, fraudluent