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Vocab 8
Term | Definition |
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burnish | polish, shine |
circumspect | cautious |
clamor | a loud noise loudly insist |
concord | harmonious agreement |
condolence | expression of sympathy |
debunk | expose for falseness |
dour | stern, joyless |
erudite | learned |
fetter | restrain |
fickle | changing in character, inconstant |
fidelity | loyalty, devotion |
latent | hidden, but capable of being exposed |
laudatory | admiration or praise |
maxim | a common saying expressing a principle of conduct |
polemic | argument against specific opinion |
portent | omen |
quandary | perplexing bad situation |
quell | to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation |
surmise | infer with little evidence |
zephyr | gentle breeze |