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Vocab Lesson 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| anthology | compilation; a collection of short stories, poems or plays |
| alleviate | to make more bearable; lessen (this is a verb!) |
| conciliatory | pacifying; appeasing |
| diminution | a lessening or a decrease (this is a noun!) |
| esoteric | understood by or meant for only a small group; obscure |
| grit | tiny grains of sand or stone (noun); to clench together (verb) |
| ludicrous | ridiculous |
| menial | tedious and requiring little skill; boring |
| pessimistic | expecting the worst; negative |
| phosphorescence | a continuous emission of light |
| ramsack | to rummage or steal |
| salvo | a simultaneous discharge of guns or cannons; barrage |
| tentative | not definite or permanent; indefinite |
| vicarious | felt as if one were taking part in the experiences or feelings of another person |
| yearn | to desire intensely; crave |