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Choose the word that matches the definition:
1. The concluding part of a speech, forcefully summing up what has been said.
She delivered a 15 minute peroration.
2. A person who is self-indulgent or devoted to sensuous luxury.
He was a self-indulgent subarite
3. A person who hates humans.
Is Scrooge really a misanthrope
4. Serving no practical purpose; not required; functionless.
Since you haven’t read the book, I suppose it would be otiose to ask what you think of it.
5. An unprincipled person; a person of highly immoral character.
She is a reprobate and will need a close eye when she’s released from prison.
6. Mutually destructive; of or relating to conflict within a group or organization.
The party has suffered because of internecine rivalries.
The lachrymose mourners used a whole box of tissues
8. Harshness or sharpness of temper or tone.
Her asperity brought the full rage of the Twittersphere upon her.
9. Female slave or concubine in a harem.
Odalisques are often portrayed as reclining nudes
10. A person who relapses into crime
Purdue Pharmacy pled guilty to three felonies, becoming a recidivist offender.
11. Unruly; resisting control.
The playground was full of obstreperous children.
12. Divide into two branches; fork
When the road bifurcates, which direction do you choose?
13. Fragrant
The air by the ocean is redolent with the aroma of seaweed.
14. Wicked; iniquitous.
They created a nefarious scheme to cheat people out of their money.
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