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Week 3 Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| audority | Of or relating to hearing, the organs of hearing, or the sense of hearing |
| epoch | A particular period of time of history, especially one consideredremarkable or noteworthy |
| cohort | a group or band of people |
| idyllic | simple and carefree |
| geoncide | the systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group |
| compunction | a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt |
| empathy | idenificatioon with and understanding of anothers situation, feelings, and motives |
| sanquinary | accomplished by bloodshed |
| squeamish | easily nauseated or sickened |
| imparative | expressing a command or plea; peremptory |
| affinity | a natural attraction, liking, of feeling of kinship |
| moderated | to lessen the violence, severity, or extremeness of |
| abet | to approve, encourage, and support; urge and help on |
| proliferate | to grow or mulitply by rapidly producingnew tissue, parts, cells, or offspring |
| chargrin | a keen of mental unease, as of annoyance or embarrassment, caused by failure, disappointment, or a disconcerning event |
| anarchist | an advocate of or a participant in anarchism |
| recluse | a person who withdraws from the world to live in seclusion and solitude |
| largresse | liberality in bestowing gifts, especially in a ofty or condescending manner |
| motley | having elements of great variety or incongruity; heterogeneous |
| decorum | appropritenessor behavior or conduct; propriety |