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Vocabulary#1Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| blame, abuse is | vituperation |
| generous, noble is | magnanimous |
| hatefully evil is | heinous |
| a violation is | infraction |
| to malign or slander is | vilify |
| to absolve or justify is | vindicate |
| to right a wrong, to remedy is | redress |
| resentment or offense is | umbrage |
| a sketch, a description in words is | delineation |
| vileness, evil wickedness is | turpitude |
| to make clear is | elucidate |
| conduct or bearing is | demeanor |
| unfeeling or hardened is | callous |
| insincere or meaningless talk is | cant |
| to strip off skin, to scold harshly is | flay |
| counselor, coach, tutor | mentor |
| formal or exaggerated use of language | rhetoric |
| easily accomplished or attained | facile |
| praise highly | extol |
| small, exclusive group of people | clique |
| extremely slight or gradual | imperceptible |
| enlarge, increase | augment |
| foolish, silly, ridiculous | fatuous |
| twist violently | contort |
| works that an artist is ready to perform | repertoire |
| weariness, weakness | lassitude |
| nearness | proximity |
| uninteresting, dull | vapid |
| destroy the use or value | vitiate |
| bulky, difficult to handle | unwieldy |