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9 - Vocab Week #18
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Lien | (n)claim on property |
| Atone | (v)to compensate, make up for |
| Tort | (n)civil wrong (someone is in the wrong and injures you or damages your property.) |
| Affront | (n)insult |
| Goad | (v)to incite, urge |
| Tact | (n)say or do the right thing at the right time; delicate sensitivity |
| Unsavory | (adj.)distasteful, morally offensive |
| Apropos | (adj.)fitting, suitable |
| Jaundiced | (adj.)cynical, skeptical, envious |
| Recant | (v)to take back |
| Trump | (v)to hold an advantage in reserve until needed |
| Pique | (v)to arouse, provoke |
| Ergo | (conj.)therefore |
| Tete-a-tete | (n)private conversation |
| Bilk | (v)to cheat by fraud |
| Perspective | (n)point of view |
| Referendum | (n)public vote |
| Badger | (v)to pester; hassle |