to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatorygestures:

originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country;native (often followed by to):

an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult tofind one's way or to reach the exit.

to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling,etc.); aggravate.

an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor whenburned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood

to overcome with fear; intimidate

pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary:

willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper oradequate evidence; gullible.

easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:

easily managed or handled; tractable

not partial or biased; fair; just:

Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as anauthoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.

of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially ametaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has severalfigurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.

to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often exc ssively.

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vocab 2

Question	Answer
Placate	to appease or pacify, especially by concessions or conciliatorygestures:
Indigenous	originating in and characteristic of a particular region or country;native (often followed by to):
Labyrinth	an intricate combination of paths or passages in which it is difficult tofind one's way or to reach the exit.
Exacerbate	to increase the severity, bitterness, or violence of (disease, ill feeling,etc.); aggravate.
Incense	an aromatic gum or other substance producing a sweet odor whenburned, used in religious ceremonies, to enhance a mood
Daunt	to overcome with fear; intimidate
Rudimentary	pertaining to rudiments or first principles; elementary:
Credulous	willing to believe or trust too readily, especially without proper oradequate evidence; gullible.
Lucid	easily understood; completely intelligible or comprehensible:
Sacrosanct	extremely sacred or inviolable
Docile	easily managed or handled; tractable
Impartial	not partial or biased; fair; just:
Precedent	Law. a legal decision or form of proceeding serving as anauthoritative rule or pattern in future similar or analogous cases.
Figurative	of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially ametaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has severalfigurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
Reiterate	to say or do again or repeatedly; repeat, often exc ssively.

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