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English 4 Unit 7
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abscond | to run away with, to take away |
| Acrid | bitter in odor or taste |
| Acrimonious | bitter in thought or deed |
| Acumen | skill or accuracy |
| Antipathy | strong dislike |
| Belligerent | warlike, aggressive, angry |
| Complacent | an attitude of “good enough” |
| Cynosure | center or source of |
| Despondent | sad and discouraged |
| Diffident | hesitant due to a lack of confidence |
| Elucidate | to make clear |
| Empathy | feeling the same as someone else |
| Exacerbate | to make worse |
| Fidelity | faithfulness, loyalty |
| Fraught | loaded, full of |
| Implacable | unable to be calmed down |
| Perfidious | unfaithful, disloyal |
| Reprove | to scold or correct gently |
| Specious | unreliable, deceptive, sketchy |
| Superfluous | having extra, gratuitous |