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Challenge Vocab 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| burnish | to polish, shine |
| circumspect | cautious; aware of what’s around you |
| clamor | loud noise; to loudly insist |
| concord | harmonious agreement |
| condolence | an expression of sympathy in sorrow |
| debunk | to expose the falseness of something |
| dour | stern, joyless |
| fetter | to chain, restrain |
| 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 |
| portent | an omen |
| quandary | a perplexing, bad situation |
| quell | to control or diffuse a potentially explosive situation |
| surmise | to infer with little evidence |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze |