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Vocab #5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fervid | intense, enthusiastic, passionate |
| spurious | false, counterfeit |
| heresy | unbelief. dissent |
| prudent | wise, cautious |
| ostensible | outward, pretended |
| innocuous | harmless, mild, innocent |
| propagate | produce, multiply, spread |
| anomaly | abnormality, irregularity |
| milieu | environment, setting |
| surfeit | excess, superabundance |
| strident | shrill, harsh-sounding |
| lassitude | weariness, fatigue |
| concomitant | accompanying, attending |
| deleterious | bad, harmful |
| efficacy | power to produce an effect |
| dissent | differ, disagree, protest |
| incumbent | a duty, morally required |
| atentuated | weakened, thinned, decreased |
| ferment | uproar, agitation, turmoil |
| arbiter | judge |
| charlatan | pretender, fraud |
| decorum | politeness, correct behavior |
| wheedle | coax, persuade, cajole |
| jubilant | joyful, in high spirits |
| rustic | countrified, unpolished |
| zenith | summit, top, pinnacle |
| fledgling | little-known, newly-developed |
| peremptory | absolute, compulsory, binding |
| precendent | custom, model |
| omnipotent | almighty, unlimited power or authority |