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English 10 Vocab 6
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ameliorate | To make better: to become better: to improve |
| Baleful | Expressing hatred or evil: harmful, ominous |
| Berate | To criticize vigorously: to scold vehemently |
| Circumvent | To avoid through craftiness |
| Compunction | A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt |
| Condone | To overlook or accept without punishment: to pardon or excuse |
| Diminutive | Very small: tiny |
| Euphemism | A polite term used to avoid directly naming something considered offensive or unpleasant |
| Expendable | Able to be used up and then discarded or replaced |
| Heresy | The expression of unacceptable views, especially those that are in conflict with established religious teaching |
| Infirmity | Physical or mental weakness or defect |
| Profane | To treat with scorn or irreverence: disrespectful of sacred things: not connected with religion: worldly |
| Recompense | To pay or compensate: payment: compensation |
| Repast | Food and drink: a meal |
| Servitude | A lack of freedom: forced labor |