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Vocab 1
Vocab Free choice
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abdicate | to renounce or relinquish the throne, power, etc. |
| aggrandize | to enlarge, make greater in power |
| altruism | the practice of being unselfish |
| ameliorate | to make or become better |
| amorphous | having no definite form |
| antipathy | an instinctive aversion |
| austere | severe in manner or appearance |
| bastion | a fortification |
| belligerent | warlike |
| bombastic | pretentious (especially in speech) |
| capricious | erratic, led by sudden change |
| chagrin | a feeling of disappointment or humiliation |
| coalesce | to combine into one thing |
| coerce | to compel with force or intimidation |
| corpulent | fat, bulky |