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Lessons 4-6 Quiz Review

TermDefinition
actuate to put into action
alleviate to make more bearable; relieve; lessen
beset to attack from all sides; to trouble constantly, harass
dire dreadful, horrible; urgent, desperate
fervent having or showing intense emotion or enthusiasm
fester to become infected and form pus; to become increasingly irritating
heartening encouraging
humanitarian a person who is devoted to promoting human welfare; having concern for helping humanity
mobilize to assemble and organize for action, use, or war
zealous filled with intense desire or enthusiasm
appellation a descriptive name, title, or designation
bowderlize to edit or modify by taking out obscene or objectionable passages
cognate related by having the same origin, as certain words; a word related to one in another language
doggeral poetry with little artistic worth that is often humorous, crude, or trivial
oxymoron a figure of speech that combines contradictory words
paradigm a list of all forms of a word, to serve as an example for other words; an example that serves as a model
parlance a way or manner of speaking
pastoral an artistic work that portrays rural life; charmingly simple and serene
protagonist the main character in a novel, drama, or other work of literature
vernacular the common, everyday language spoken by a people; the standard native language of a country or place
accede to give one's consent; agree
concession a giving in, yielding; an acknowledgement or admission
defray to pay for (the costs or expenses)
fractious inclined to make trouble; irritable, cranky
fragmentary consisting of small disconnected parts; incomplete
infraction a violation of a law or rule
intercession a plea that is made on behalf of another
precedent an action, statement, or occurrence that may serve as an example for similar future instances
recede to move back or away; to retreat or withdraw
refractory difficult to control; stubbornly disobedient
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