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Lit + Comp: Unit 4
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acumen | shrewdness shown by keen insight |
| approbation | official approval |
| capricious | changeable; determined by chance rather than reason |
| connotation | an idea that is implied or suggested |
| deprecate | express strong disapproval of |
| eclipse | be greater in significance than |
| expiate | make amends for |
| garrulous | full of trivial conversation |
| impinge | advance beyond the usual limit |
| intrepid | invulnerable to fear or intimidation |
| maelstrom | a powerful circular current of water |
| neophyte | someone young or inexperienced; a new participant |
| orient | determine one's position with reference to another point |
| pious | having or showing reverence for a deity |
| proscribe | command against |
| reclusive | withdrawn from society; providing privacy |
| sanctimonious | excessively or hypocritically pious |
| subtle | difficult to detect or grasp; working in a hidden and injurious way |
| trenchant | clearly or sharply defined to the mind |
| victorious | experienced at secondhand |