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Challenge Vocab 8
Term | Definition |
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Burnish | to polish, shine |
Circumspect | cautious; aware of what's around you |
clamor | Loud nose or to loudly insist |
concord | harmonious agreement |
condolence | an expression of sympathy in sorrow |
debunk | to expose the falseness of something |
dour | stern, joyless |
erudite | learned |
fetter | to chain, restraint |
fickle | shifting in character, inconstant |
fidelity | loyalty, devotion |
latent | hidden, but capable of being exposed |
laudatory | expressing admiration or praise |
maxim | a common saying expressing a principle of conduct |
polemic | an aggressive argument against a specific opinion |
quandary | perplexing, bad situation |
quell | to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation |
surmise | to infer with little evidence |
zephyr | a gentle breeze |
portent | an omen |