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Vocab Ch. 19-24
Vocabulary 19-24
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| benign | kindhearted |
| blase | unexcited |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| condescend | to lower oneself |
| facade | a front |
| glib | smooth |
| haughty | snobbish |
| libel | a printed falsehood |
| pseudonym | a false name |
| redundant | repetitious |
| averse | opposed |
| detract | to take away |
| disdain | disrespect |
| divulge | to tell |
| elation | happiness |
| endow | to equip |
| expulsion | being forced out |
| mortify | to shame |
| nullify | to cancel |
| ominous | threatening |
| credible | believable |
| cursory | quick |
| designate | to assign |
| deviate | to depart |
| improvise | to make up |
| interim | the time between |
| latent | inactive |
| secular | nonreligious |
| shun | to keep away from |
| simulate | to imitate |
| commemorate | to celebrate |
| complacent | too much at ease |
| consensus | a majority view |
| deplete | to use up |
| diligent | hard-working |
| empathy | a sympathetic understanding |
| menial | unskilled |
| niche | a suitable place |
| transcend | to go past |
| waive | to give up |
| bizarre | odd |
| conducive | favorable |
| falter | to hesitate |
| flaunt | to exhibit |
| frenzy | an excited condition |
| gist | the main idea |
| hamper | to restrict |
| paradox | a seeming contradiction |
| repertoire | a variety of skills |
| viable | practical |
| aster-, astro | star |
| contra- | against |
| -er, -or | someone who does something |
| -gamy | marriage |
| geo- | earth |
| mis- | badly |
| omni- | all |
| pop | people |
| rect | straight |
| the, theo- | god |
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