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Lesson 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquiesce | To give in, to comply |
| Affinity | A likeness , a natural relationship, a kinship |
| Blasphemouse | Irreverent, profane |
| Buttress | A support or prop |
| Circumspect | Careful to consider consequences, cautions, prudent |
| Corroboration | Confirmation |
| Deplete | To use up gradually, to lesson in amount or value |
| Despotic | Ruling oppressively and absolutely;tyrannical |
| Emaciated | Very thin(usually as a result of starvation), wasting away |
| Empirical | Based on observation or experiment and not on theory |
| Extraneous | Not essential or vital |