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Unit 1: Lit + Comp
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Term | Definition |
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Abbreviate | To reduce while retaining essential elements; to shorten |
antagonize | To provoke; act in opposition to |
Cacophony | loud, confusing, disagreeable sounds |
conflagration | a very intense and uncontrolled fire |
demeanor | the way a person behaves toward other people |
divert | turn aside; a direction different than the intended one |
exemplary | worthy of imitation; serving to warn |
fraudulent | intended to deceive |
impassive | having or showing little emotion; not easily aroused or excited |
insidious | charmful or intriguing but harmful; intended to entrap; |
longevity | duration of service; long-lived |
nascent | being born or beginning |
oppose | be against with equal force; be resistant to |
perspicacity | intelligence in being shrewd or cunning; to access situations shrewdly and to draw conclusions |
propensity | an inclination to do something; a state of mind to behave a certain way |
reality | the state of being actual or real; the world as it really is rather than what u want it to be |
sacrosanct | must be kept sacred |
submissive | inclined or willing to submit to orders or to the wishes of others |
transient | one who stays only a short time; causing effects outside the mind; lasting a short time |
veracity | unwillingness to tell lies |