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Honors Voc List 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| anthology | a collection of stories, poems, plays, and nonfiction |
| alleviate | to make more bearable |
| conciliatory | overcoming distrust or hostility through friendliness |
| diminution | a lessening or a decrease; reduction |
| esoteric | understood by or meant for only a small group |
| grit | determination and courage |
| ludicrous | humorously absurd; ridiculous |
| menial | tedious and requiring little skill; boring |
| pessimistic | expecting only the worst; seeing the glass half empty |
| phosphorescence | continuous emission of light from a substance that require neither heat nor sustained exposure to radiation |
| ransack | to rummage and steal |
| salvo | a simultaneous discharge of guns or cannons |
| tentative | not definite |
| vicarious | felt as if one were taking part in the experiences or feelings of another person |
| yearn | to desire intensely; long for |