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vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| eponym | a person for whom something is named |
| linguistics | the study of speech |
| neologism | new made up word |
| vulgar | spoken by the common people |
| capricious | unpredictable changes |
| propitious | presenting favorable circumstances |
| providential | resulting from divine will |
| vagary | a wild or random motion |
| continuity | never stop |
| converge | coming from different direction |
| initiate | to begin |
| pivotal | central, crucial to something |
| explicate | to explain, make it clear |
| implicit | to involve or connect incriminatingly |
| plight | a condition or situation of difficulty |
| replicate | to duplicate, copy, or repeat |
| deprecate | to express disapproval of |
| deride | to laugh at in scorn |
| ostracize | to banish or exclude from a group |
| rebuke | to criticize or reprimand sharply |
| acquiesce | to consent or comply passively (agree) |
| camaraderie | a spirit of loyalty among friends |
| propitiate | to prevent or reduce the anger of |
| volition | an act of willing, choosing, or deciding |
| circumspect | heedful (careful) of circumstances |
| despicable | deserving of scorn or contempt |
| introspective | self-examining |
| prospective | likely to become or be (expected) |
| cunning | skill or adeptness in performance |
| deft | skillful |
| incompetent | not capable |
| proficient | performing a skill with facility |
| beseech | to address an earnest or urgent request to |
| elicit | to bring out |
| enjoin | to direct with authority and emphasis |
| injunction | a command, directive,, or order |
| ambivalence | existence of conflicting ideas |
| equivalent | equal in quantity, meaning, or value |
| invaluable | of inestimable use or help |
| vanquish | to defeat in a battle or competition |
| augment | to make greater, as in size or quantity |
| commensurate | of the same size, extent, or duration |
| diminish | to make smaller or less |
| prodigious | impressively great in size or extent |
| abdicate | to relinquish formally |
| absolve | to pronounce clear of blame or guilt |
| recant | to make a formal retraction (cancel) or disavowal of |
| recoup | to receive an equivalent for, make up for |
| aggregate | gathered together into a mass |
| egregious | outstandingly bad |
| inherent | existing as an essential, natural part |
| semblance | an outward or token appearance |
| affront | to insult intentionally |
| breach | a breaking up or disruption of friendly relations |
| dissension | a difference of opinion |
| rancor | bitter, long-lasting resentment |
| attache | a person assigned to a diplomatic office |
| discretion | freedom to act or judge on one's own, the quality of demonstrating a cautious reserve in one's speech or behavior |
| protocol | ceremony and etiquette observed by diplomats |
| status quo | the existing state of affairs |
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