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Why Marijuana Should Be Legal Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| heed | to give careful attention to |
| surreptitious | obtained, done, or made by clandestine or stealthy means |
| acrid | extremely stinging or bitter; exceedingly caustic; Unpleasantly sharp, pungent, or bitter to the taste or smell. |
| pacify | To ease the anger or agitation of |
| appease | To bring peace, quiet, or calm to; soothe;To satisfy or relieve: appease one's thirst. |
| impunity | Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm. |
| allay | To reduce the intensity of; relieve; To calm or pacify |
| placate | To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease |
| vociferous | marked by noisy and vehement outcry |
| vehement | Characterized by forcefulness of expression or intensity of emotion or conviction; fervid |
| prevaricate | to speak falsely or misleadingly; deliberately misstate or create an incorrect impression; lie |
| indelible | that cannot be eliminated, forgotten, changed, or erased. |
| revile | To assail with abusive language; vituperate |
| assail | to attack vigorously or violently; to undertake with the purpose of mastering: He "blanked" his studies with new determination. |
| opprobrious | Expressing contemptuous reproach; scornful or abusive |
| exacerbate | To increase the severity, violence, or bitterness of; aggravate |
| vigilant | Alert watchfulness |
| covert | concealed; secret; disguised; covered; sheltered |
| recidivism | repeated or habitual relapse, as into crime; the chronic tendency toward repetition of criminal or antisocial behavior patterns |
| indict | To accuse of wrongdoing; to charge with an offense or crime; castigate |
| castigate | To inflict severe punishment on; To criticize severely |