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Vocab 9
vocab words/terms/definition
Term | Definition |
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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 |
ntimidation | 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. |