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List 1 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | to give in and agree peacefully; to assent, comply |
| chastise | to scold severely or punish; castigate, censure |
| augment | to increase; to make something greater or bigger |
| condone | to overlook or pardon an offense; to excuse |
| amass | to accumulate, collect; to gather, come together |
| disseminate | to disperse or spread everywhere (knowledge or ideas) as if sowing seeds |
| cursory | sketchy, not thorough; hasty or superficial |
| precursor | a forerunner that hints at the future; harbinger |
| coalesce | to mix or come together from separate elements |
| concur | to agree, assent; to approve; to coincide |
| digress | to wander off course in speaking or writing |
| emit | to voice; give off, as fumes or anger |
| mission | a definite job or task; the mission establishment itself (usually religious) |
| laud | to praise, commend, acclaim, extol |
| disperse | to spread all over; to disseminate; also, to fan out or scatter in a random way |
| efface | to erase or obliterate; to wear away (as by time) |