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Unit 1 English Vocab
Vocab terms and words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Altruistic | Unselfishly concerned for the welfare of others, generous |
| Ambivalent | Having contrary feelings or attitudes, uncertain as the course of action |
| Angular | Lean, sharp-cornered |
| Arrogant | Overbearing assuming |
| Aversion | Strong disinclination, disliking |
| Discern | To differentiate between one or more things |
| Disdain | Intense dislike; to treat with scorn or contempt; to reject as unworthy |
| Disparage | To degrade, to speak of someone or something within a derogatory manner |
| Disparity | Inequality, the condition or fact of being unequal in age, rank. or degree |
| Embellish | To decorate, to make it beautiful with ornamentation |
| Engender | To cause, to produce, to create |
| Innocuous | Harmless, producing no injury |
| Insipid | Boring and stupid |