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Vocabulary Unit 2
Term | Definition |
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Terse | Brief |
Bolster | Support |
Inquisitive | Curious |
Replete | Well-filled |
Nebulous | Unclear |
Relegate | Assign to a lesser place |
Utopia | Perfect place |
Raucous | Disorderly |
Recourse | Source of help |
Bureaucratic | Insisting on the rules |
Reiterate | Repeat |
Autonomy | Independence |
Mandate | Voter’s wishes |
Ostracize | Exclude |
Tantamount | The same as |
Tenacious | Holding firmly |
Liability | Drawback |
Clandestine | Secret |
Incongruous | Inconsistent |
Contingency | Possibility |
Indigenous | Native |
Superfluous | Extra |
Prolific | Fertile |
Exonerate | Free from blame |
Egocentric | Self-centered |
Reinstate | Restore |
Propensity | Tendency |
Reprehensible | Blameworthy |
Fortuitous | Lucky |
Solace | Comfort |
Liaison | Go-between |
Equivocate | Be vague on purpose |
Impeccable | Faultless |
Solicitous | Showing concern |
Predisposed | Tending beforehand |
Sham | Imitation |
Sanction | Authorize |
Inundate | Flood |
Circumvent | Avoid |
Reticent | Reluctant to speak |
Robust | Vigorous |
Cohesive | Sticking together |
Vociferous | Noisy |
Attrition | Becoming fewer |
Grievous | Causing pain |
Oblivious | Unaware |
Depreciate | Fall in value |
Indiscriminate | Not choosing carefully |
Sedentary | Sitting |
Tenet | Principle |