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Spelling List #2 sec
Term | Definition |
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affirmation | emotional support or encouragement |
ambiguous | doubtful or uncertain |
antagonistic | showing hostility towards someone |
audacious | willingness to take bold risk |
ambivalence | mixed feelings for someone |
benevolent | expressing goodwill or feelings |
brevity | shortness of duration |
cantankerous | bad-tempered and argumentative |
cathartic | expression of strong emotions as a form of relief |
colloquial | not formal or literary |
condescension | superiority; disdain |
credulous | having a great readiness to believe things |
defiance | open resistance |
delineate | describe or portray precisely |
deprecate | express disapproval |