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Lit Comp 10 Vocab J
ELA vocabulary words
Term | Definition |
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Ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning. |
Assimilate | absorb and integrate (people, ideas, or culture) into a wider society or culture. |
. Derogatory | showing a critical or disrespectful attitude. |
Dormant | having normal physical functions suspended or slowed down for a period of time; in or as if in a deep sleep. |
Exacerbate | make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse |
Omnipotent | (of a deity) having unlimited power; able to do anything. |
Precarious | not securely held or in position; dangerously likely to fall or collapse. |
Spontaneous | performed or occurring as a result of a sudden inner impulse or inclination and without premeditation or external stimulus |
Travesty | a false, absurd, or distorted representation of something |
Vindicate | clear (someone) of blame or suspicion. |