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Vocab Lost #4 Sem #2
Question | Answer |
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Adulterate | Make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance |
Ascertain | Learn or discover with confidence |
Cajole | Influence or urge by gently urging, caressing, or flattering |
Condescend | Do something that one considers to be below one's dignity |
Copious | Large in number or quantity |
Corroborate | Support with evidence or authority to make more certain |
Dictum | An authoritative declaration |
Egalitarian | Favoring social equality |
Exaltation | A state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion |
Fortuitous | Lucky; occurring by happy chance |
Imperious | Having or showing arrogant superiority |
Insinuate | Suggest in an indirect or covert way; give to understand |
Mutinous | Characterized by a rebellion against authority |
Prevailing | Most frequent or common |
Punctilious | Marked by precise accordance with details |
Rapport | A relationship of mutual understanding between people |
Scrutinize | Look at critically or searchingly, or in minute detail |
Taciturn | Habitually reserved and uncommunicative |
Ungainly | Lacking grace in movement or posture |
Vilify | Spread negative information about |