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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aegis | sponsorship or pattern |
| dichotomy | division into two posed or contrary parts |
| malice | hatred |
| vernacular | study of a language of certain people dialect slang |
| concur | to agreee |
| eminent | promotion right rank or reputatuion |
| charisma | personal attraction |
| feign | pretend |
| exploit | to take advantage of |
| providence | state or territory of authority |
| exacting | demanding |
| definitive | explit conclusive |
| balant | obviously bad, disagreeable |
| umseemly | indecent or improper |
| subsidy | money given by the government |
| inscrutable | HARD TO UNDERSTAND |
| negate | to cancel |
| quixotic | hopeful but not realistic |
| bravado | pretentious swaggering show of courage |
| rue | to regret bitterly |
| elan | stylish vigorous flair |
| platitude | pull a trite remark |
| scintillating | animated vivacious |
| crass | without thinking insensitive |
| chagrin | feeling of disappointment embarrassment |
| cede | yield to surrender |
| arduous | requiring great extortion |
| spate | sudden almost overwhelming |
| syntax | study of phrases and sentences |
| queue | line |
| prequisite | payment or benefit above regular income |
| megalomania | obsession of indangerment |
| consign | to hand over officially pay |
| niggardly | selfish ungenerous |
| emint | to give off |
| dastardly | cowardly |
| aplomb | poise confidence |
| defile | filthly or dirty |
| score | to critize harshly |
| layman | a person not belong to the position or skills |
| malleable | able to be shaped |
| incumbent | obligatory, supposed to do |
| feasible | possible |
| guise | outward appearance |
| axiom | self evident statement |
| beleguer | to harass to lay sige |
| Armageddon | divisive battle |
| anathema | flattering or person damned to be tested |
| pife | widespred |
| sudacity | boldness guts |
| impervious | unaffected by |
| portend | to foretell |