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The Princeton Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aggrandize | widen in scope; enlarge, extend |
| discern | to perceive; see, recognize, apprehend |
| antipathy | deep feeling of dislike, aversion |
| apathy | absence of passion, emotion, or excitement; careless |
| dirge | funeral song or tune, expressing mourning in commemoration of the dead |
| dissemble | to give false appearance to; conceal the truth or nature of |
| disabuse | to free from deception or error |
| esoteric | understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge; recondite |
| diffident | lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth; timid, shy |
| deride | to laugh at in scorn or contempt; scoff or jeer at |
| catalyst | person or thing that precipitates an event or change |
| caustic | capable of burning, corroding, destroying living tissue |
| erudite | characterized by great knowledge; scholarly or learned |
| amalgamate | to mix or merge as to make a combination; blend, unite, combine |
| castigate | to criticize or reprimand severly |