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tkam vocab 3/5/8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assuage | make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense |
| malevolent | wishing evil/harm to another/others; showing ill-will |
| predilection | a preference or a preferred way of doing something |
| taciturn | not prone to talking; almost always silent |
| secede | to withdraw formally from an alliance; the act of breaking away |
| vexation | something that causes annoyance or problems |
| compromise | a settlement/difference by mutual concessions; an agreement |
| cantankerous | bad-tempered, argumentative, and uncooperative |
| amiable | having/showing pleasant, good-natured, personal qualities, sociable/friendly |
| erractic | deviating from usual/proper course in conduct/opinion/not predictable |
| persevere | to carry on in spite of difficulties |
| edification | moral improvement/ guidance as in education/ instruction |
| inquisitive | given to research/asking questions/ eager for knowledge/ intellectually curious |
| aberration | 1) act of departing from the right normal, usual course 2) deviation from truth/moral goodness |
| quell | to suppress; put to an end; extinguish |
| unfathomable | not able to completely understand; incomprehensible |
| changeling | a child secretly put in the place of another |
| invective | abusive terms, curses, insults, or cuss words |
| inconspicuous | not noticeable/ prominent |
| auspicious | promising success; opportune; favorable |