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Week 5 Vocabulary
Term Review for Personal Use
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| lucid | (adj.) logical, intelligible; clear and distinct (as it applies to reasoning and thinking) |
| succinct | (adj.) brief and to the point |
| fastidious | (adj.) extremely particular or neat; picky |
| censor | (v.) to edit for questionable material; to examine with the goal of deleting material |
| exacerbate | (v.) to worsen a situation or condition |
| deride | (v.) to make fun of, to ridicule or scorn |
| lethargy | (n.) sluggishness; a feeling of tiredness |
| simian | (n./adj.) like apes or monkeys in character, behavior, or appearance |
| belligerent | (adj.) looking for a fight; argumentative |
| inane | (adj.) foolish and silly |
| redundant | (adj.) needlessly repitive |
| servile | (adj.) very submissive; like a servant |
| antithesis | (n.) a direct opposite |
| dormant | (adj.) temporarily inactive, motionless or asleep |
| advocate | (v.) to talk in favor of; to support; to recommend |
| allieviate | (v.) to lessen the severity or intensity of something bad |
| augment | (v.) to add to; to increase in size or amount |
| heed | (v.) pay attention to |
| flaunt | (v.) to show off, display proudly |
| diffident | (adj.) shy, lacking self-confidence |
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