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Vocabulary9
Vocabulary Words
Term | Definition |
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Ignominious | Characterized by or associated with disgrace, dishonor or shame; humiliating; deserving of disgrace; contemptible. |
Prevalent | Accepted 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 man. |
Contradiction | The act of contradicting or condition of being contradicted; a condition in which two things are opposition to each other; inconsistency. |
Intimidation | The act causing someone to become frightened. |
Derive | To receive or obtain from a source. |
Discern | 1. Detect with the senses; 2. To distinguish mentally; 3. To recognize as a separate or different |
Warily | In a cautious or watchful manner. |