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Lit + Comp: Unit 13
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Term | Definition |
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Aloof | in a remote or distant manner |
Authentic | real; not counterfeit or copied |
cohesive | resisting separation |
credulity | tendency to believe readily |
diffuse | spread out |
enhance | make better or more attractive |
facilitate | make easier |
hardship | a state of affliction; something hard to endure |
indefatigable | showing sustained enthusiastic action |
jury | a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law; a committee appointed to judge a competition |
meticulous | close attention to detail |
oblivious | failing to keep in mind |
pariah | a person who is rejected from society or home |
preclude | keep from happening or arising |
pulchritude | physical beauty(especially in women) |
relinquish | release; to part with a possession or right |
solidarity | a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group |
tacit | implied or inferred from actions or statements |
uninspired | having no excitement |
void | the state of nonexistence |