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Vocabulary #4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquiesce | V. assent; agree without protesting |
| ascendancy | N. controlling influence. |
| candor | N. frankness |
| facilitate | V. help bring about; make less difficult |
| fanaticism | N. excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause. |
| hedonist | N. one who believes that pleasure is the sole aim in life. |
| impudence | N. impertinence; insolence. |
| irascible | Adj. irritable; easily angered. |
| mercurial | Adj. capricious; changing; fickle. |
| paradigm | N. model; example; pattern. |
| penchant | N. strong inclination; liking. |
| plight | N. condition; state (especially a bad state or condition); predicament. |
| pugnacity | N. combativeness; disposition to fight. |
| solitude | N. state of being alone; seclusion. |
| tractable | Adj. docile; easily managed. |