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Week 16 vocabulary

TermDefinition
altruistic unselfish; acting for the good of others
paradoxical seemingly absurd or contradictory, but in fact, may be or is true
prodigious marvelous; of great size or amount
propensity a tendency to demonstrate particular behavior
eradicate to get rid of something completely
syllogism an argument involving three propositions; deductive reasoning
ingenuity cleverness and originality; inventiveness
octogenarian somebody who is in his or her eighties
hyperbole deliberate and obvious exaggeration used for effect
eudemonism morality evaluated according to happiness
scrupulous having moral integrity; very precise
abdicate to resign a high office; to fail to fulfill a duty or responsibility
moribund nearly dead; becoming obsolete
abridge to shorten a text by cutting or summarizing; to cut short
inviolable secure from breaking or from attack
onus a duty or responsibility; the blame for something
adamant very determined and not influenced by appeal to change
Created by: MrsDunham
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