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English 10 Vocab 15
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abominate | To hate or loathe intensely: disagreeable and unpleasant |
| Abridge | To shorten in duration or extent: to diminish |
| Animosity | Intense ill will |
| Auspicious | Favorable: promising |
| Beleaguer | To besiege: to surround with an army: to surround with troubles: to harass |
| Confidant | A person to whom secrets are told |
| Constituent | One of the parts that make up a whole: a voter represented by a particular official |
| Iniquitous | Unjust: wicked |
| Inure | To adjust to and accept unpleasant or undesirable conditions |
| Inveigh | To complain or protest strongly |
| Predecessor | A person or thing that has held a position or office before another |
| Sabotage | Acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit: to engage in intentionally damaging acts |
| Sadistic | Taking pleasure in causing pain |
| Scathing | Harshly critical |
| Transpire | To become apparent: to come to light: to happen or occur |