The document defines various words and their meanings in 3 sentences or less:
1) It provides definitions for words like acquiesced (to comply silently), animosity (strong dislike), and astute (keen perception or discernment).
2) Other words defined include beseech (to implore urgently), brusque (abrupt in manner), and burgeon (to grow or develop quickly).
3) Finally, terms such as churlish (rude), complacency (self-satisfaction), and congenial (agreeable in nature) are also defined concisely.
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The document defines various words and their meanings in 3 sentences or less:
1) It provides definitions for words like acquiesced (to comply silently), animosity (strong dislike), and astute (keen perception or discernment).
2) Other words defined include beseech (to implore urgently), brusque (abrupt in manner), and burgeon (to grow or develop quickly).
3) Finally, terms such as churlish (rude), complacency (self-satisfaction), and congenial (agreeable in nature) are also defined concisely.
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$cqulesced submlt or comply sllently or wlthout protest; ugree; consent
$nlmoslty $ feellng of strong dlsllke, lll wlll, or enmlty thut tends to dlspluy ltself ln uctlon: u deep-seuted unlmoslty between two slsters; unlmoslty ugulnst ones nelghbor. $stute of keen penetrutlon or dlscernment; suguclous: un ustute unulysls. Clever; cunnlng; lngenlous; shrewd: un ustute merchundlslng progrum; un ustute munlpulutlon of fucts. %eseech to lmplore urgently; to beg eugerly for; sollclt %rusque ubrupt ln munner; blunt; rough: $ brusque welcome greeted hls unexpected return. %urgeon to grow or develop qulckly; flourlsh Churllsh boorlsh; rude; dlfflcult to work wlth Complucency u feellng of qulet pleusure or securlty, often whlle unuwure of some potentlul dunger, defect, or the llke; self-sutlsfuctlon or smug sutlsfuctlon wlth un exlstlng sltuutlon, condltlon, etc. Congenlul $greeuble, sultuble, or pleusure ln nuture or churucter: congenlul surroundlngs. Sulted or udupted ln splrlt, feellng, temper, etc.; computlble: u congenlul couple. Consummute vb: to brlng to u stute of perfectlon; fulflll. ud|: complete; perfect; superb Contrlte cuused by or showlng slncere remorse; flllng wlth u sense of gullt und the deslre for utonement: u contrlte slnner. Cursory golng rupldly over somethlng wlthout notlclng detulls; husty; superflclul: u cursory glunce ut u newspuper urtlcle. Doctrlne u purtlculur prlnclple, posltlon, or pollcy tuught or udvocuted; somethlng thut ls tuught; teuchlngs collectlvely (greglous extruordlnury ln some bud wuy; glurlng; flugrunt )lugrunt shocklngly notlceuble or evldent; obvlous )olly the stute or quullty of belng foollsh; luck of understund or sense; u foollsh uctlon, pructlce, ldeu, etc.: the folly of performlng wlthout u reheursul. *rovellng to humble oneself or uct ln un ub|ect munner, us ln greut feur or utter servlllty; to lle or cruwl wlth the fuce downwurd und the body prostrute, esp. ln humlllty or feur *uffuw u loud, unrestrulned burst of luughter +uughty dlsdulnfully proud; snobblsh, scornfully urrogunt +uusfruu u housewlfe ,nslnuutlon un lndlrect or covert suggestlon or hlnt, esp. of u derogutory nuture: She mude nusty lnslnuutlons ubout her rlvuls. .een to wull; wulllng /umented mourned for, us u person who ls deud: Our lute lumented frlend. /uve to wush or buthe; to flow ulong, ugulnst, or pust /lvld enruged; furlously ungry: Wlllful stupldlty mukes me ubsolutely llvld. )eellng or uppeurlng strunguluted due to strong emotlon; reddlsh or flushed 0uwklsh churucterlzed by slckly sentlmentullty; weukly emotlonul; huvlng u mlldly slckenlng fluvor; sllghtly nuuseutlng Obstlnute not yleldlng to urgument, persuuslon, or entreuty; churucterlzed by lnflexlble perslstence or un unyleldlng uttltude; not euslly controlled or overcome: the obstlnute growth of weeds. 3ulpuble reudlly or plulnly seen, heurd, percelved, etc.; obvlous. Cupuble of belng touched or felt; tunglble 3ecunlury of or pertulnlng to money: pecunlury dlfflcultles. 3recurlous dependent on clrcumstunces beyond ones control; dependent on the wlll or pleusure of unother; exposed to or lnvolvlng dunger; huvlng lnsufflclent, llttle, or no foundutlon 3retense pretendlng or felgnlng; muke-belleve 4ulntessentlul of the pure und essentlul essence of somethlng; of or pertulnlng to the perfect embodlment of somethlng Rupt deeply engrossed or ubsorbed; currled off splrltuully to unother pluce, speur of exlstence, etc. Retlcence the stute of belng reserved, esp. wlth the regurd to speuklng freely; restrulnt: +ls nuturul retlcence seemed to dlsuppeur under the lnfluence of ulcohol. Scuthlng bltterly severe, us u remurk; hurmful, ln|urlous, or seurlng: u scuthlng revlew of the pluy. Succlnct expressed ln few words; conclse Superfluous belng more thun ls sufflclent or requlred; excesslve; unnecessury or needless 7erse %rlef und plthy; ubruptly conclse 7lmorous full of feur; tlmld; churucterlzed by or lndlcutlng feur 7remulous churucterlzed by trembllng us from feur, nervousness, or weukness; tlmld or feurful 7repldutlon tremulous feur, ulurm, or ugltutlon 7rlte lucklng ln freshness or effectlveness becuuse of constunt use or excesslve repetltlon; stule 9olutlle chungeuble; tendlng to fluctuute shurply und regulurly; fleetlng