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Vocabulary Unit 4
Term | Definition |
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Noxious | Harmful to health |
Scenario | Imagined sequence |
Diabolic | Wicked |
Childe | Scold |
Yen | Strong desire |
Integral | Necessary to the whole |
Coalition | Union |
Commensurate | In proportion |
Connotation | Suggested meaning |
Dilapidated | Broken down |
Exacerbate | Make worse |
Mitigate | Make less servere |
Unprecedented | Having never happened before |
Panacea | Cure all |
Atrophy | Weaken |
Deprivation | Lack of basic necessities |
Imperative | Necessary |
Objective | Based on facts |
Utilitarian | Practical |
Deplore | Disapprove of |
Exhilaration | Gladness |
Extricate | Free from difficulty |
Tenuous | Weak |
Decorum | Correctness in manner |
Rejuvenate | Refresh |
Espouse | Support |
Synchronize | Cause to occur together |
Facilitate | Make easier |
Orthodox | Traditional |
Exorbitant | Excessive |
Demeanor | Conduct |
Indolent | Lazy |
Unassuming | Modest |
Dissipate | Scatter |
Nonchalant | Casual |
Assimilate | Adjust to a culture |
Unilateral | One-sided |
Inherent | Built in |
Belligerent | Quarrelsome |
Denunciation | Act of condemnation |
Vindicate | Clear of blame |
Placebo | Harmless substance used as medicine |
Emanate | Come forth |
Analogy | Comparison |
Annihilation | Destroy |
Criterion | Standard of judgment |
Subversive | Acting to overthrow |
Staunch | Loyal |
Holistic | Emphasizing the whole |
Proficient | Skilled |