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Vocab 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |