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Lesson 9 Definition
Definitions
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ambiguous | Having more than one meaning;unclear,uncertain. |
| Amiable | Friendly,sociable |
| Crass | Crude |
| Discursive | Rambling,moving from one topic to another randomly. |
| Docile | Easy managed,obedient. |
| Estrange | to alienate,to separate |
| Exonerate | To free from blame,obligation,passive. |
| Gratuitous | Given freely,unwarranted. |
| Hypothesize | To reach a conclusion based on an assumption or something not proven. |
| Indignation | Anger as a result of something unjust. |
| Induce | To bring on or to bring about. |
| Intractable | Stubborn,difficult to manage. |
| Introspective | The quality of examining one's own mind or thoughts. |
| Lucid | Easily understood,mentally sound. |
| Meticulous | Taking great care. |
| Misanthrope | A hater of mankind. |
| Munificent | Very generous |
| Plagiarize | To steal and to use another's writing's as ones own. |
| Profuse | abundant,flowing freely. |
| Recluse | A person who lives in solitude,hermit. |
| Sated | Satisfied fully |
| Stupefy | To dull the senses as to put into a stupor. |
| Terse | Concise |
| Transient | Quickly passing,fleeting. |
| Virtuoso | One skilled in the fine arts as an accomplished musician. |