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Unit 6
Classics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abash | cause to be embarrassed; cause to feel self-conscious |
| adversary | someone who offers opposition |
| cabalistic | having a secret or hidden meaning |
| fidelity | the quality of being faithful |
| ignoble | completely lacking nobility in character or quality or purpose |
| ignominiously | in a dishonorable manner or to a dishonorable degree |
| prowess | a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation |
| prudence | to govern and discipline oneself by the use of reason |
| querulous | habitually complaining |
| recompense | payment or reward (as for service rendered) |
| rudimentary | being in the earliest stages of development |
| sagacious | having or showing keen mental discernment and good judgment; shrewd |
| succession | acquisition of property by descent or by will |
| temperance | habitual moderation in the indulgence of the appetites or passions |
| valor | strength of mind or spirit; courageous |
| vindicate | maintain; uphold; or defend |