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Vocab 9
Vocab words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ignominious | Characterized by or associated with disgrace dishonor or shame; humiliating; deserving of disgrace; contemptible. |
| Prevalent | Accepted or used or practiced by most people. |
| Amenable | Readily giving in or agreeing. |
| Reverberate | To reflect sound; echo; bounce back and forth. |
| Circumvent | To manage to avoid or evade esp. by clever maneuvering; to go around; skirt; bypass. |
| Contradiction | The act of contradicting or the condition of being contradicted; a condition in which two things are in opposition to each other; inconsistency. |
| Intimidation | The act of causing someone to become frightened. |
| Derive | To receive or obtain from a source. |
| Discern | 1. Detect with the senses; 2. To distinguish mentally;m 3. To recognize as separate or different. |
| Warily | In a cautious or watchful manner. |