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Advancing Vocab 5
Term | Definition |
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charlatan | a fake; a person who falsely claims to have skills or knowledge |
corroborate | to confirm or prove; strengthen with further evidence |
disseminate | to spread or scatter widely; distribute |
diverge | to branch off in different directions; to become different |
dormant | inactive; alive by not growing, as if asleep |
hoist | to lift, especially with some mechanical means |
illicit | illegal |
irrevocable | irreversible; not able to be canceled |
precipitate | to cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected |
proliferation | a rapid spread or increase |