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Sat Words Oct.1
Word for the week
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| dilate | (verb) become wider; "His pupils were dilated |
| infiltrate | (verb) pass through an enemy-line; in a military conflict |
| animosity | (noun) a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility |
| extenuating | (adjective satellite) partially excusing or justifying; "extenuating circumstances |
| nemesis | (noun) (Greek mythology) the goddess of divine retribution and vengeance |
| haphazard | (adjective satellite) marked by great carelessness; "a most haphazard system of record keeping"; "slapdash work"; "slipshod spelling"; "sloppy workmanship |
| credulity | (noun) tendency to believe readily |
| spontaneity | (noun) the quality of being spontaneous and coming from natural feelings without constraint; "the spontaneity of his laughter |
| florid | adjective satellite) elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech |
| equivocal | (adjective satellite) uncertain as a sign or indication; "the evidence from bacteriologic analysis was equivocal |
| rebuttal | (noun) (law) a pleading by the defendant in reply to a plaintiff's surrejoinder |
| mitigate | (verb) make less severe or harsh; "mitigating circumstances |