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ASepPeace Vocab 6-13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Vindicate | (v)to justify by evidence or arguement |
| Idiosyncratic | (n)peculiar to an individual |
| Infinitesimal | (adj)exceedingly small |
| Turbid | (v)to derange |
| Sinecure | (n)involving minimal duties |
| Contretemps | (n)awkward clash |
| Insinuate | (v)to hint or suggest slyly |
| Ambiguous | (adj)more than one interprietation -or-uncertian and doubtful |
| Rhetorical | (adj)used for persuasive effect |
| Reticent | (adj)restrained |
| Poignance | (adj)moving or touching ,as in emotion |
| Sententious | (adj)terse and entergetic in expression(pithy) |
| Multifarious | (adj)having great variety;diverse |
| Cacophony | (n)loud,confusing,disagreeable sounds |
| Accolade | (n)special acknowledgement |
| Latent | (adj)present but not visable;apparent |
| Austerity | (n)state of severity |
| Tacit | (adj)implied but not spoken |
| Culminate | (v)to bring closure |
| Guileful | (adj)insidiously cunning |
| Impervious | (adj)incapable of being influenced;invulnerable |
| Assimilate | (v)incorporate into one's own;absorb |
| Parry | (v)to ward off |