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ENG Week 5/12 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aficionado | one knowledgeable and appreciative of a usually fervently pursued interest or activity |
| belittle | to speak slightingly of; disparage |
| benign | of a mild type of character that does not threaten health or life |
| contemporary | happening, existing, living, or coming into being during the same period of time |
| contumacy | stubborn resistance to authority |
| dispassionate | not influenced by strong feeling; not affected by personal or emotional involvement |
| dissemble | to hide under a false appearance |
| extirpate | to destroy completely |
| façade | a false, superficial, or artificial appearance or effect |
| hypothesize | to make an assumption for the sake of argument |
| jaundiced | exhibiting or influenced by envy, distaste, or hostility |
| jockeying | to deal shrewdly or fraudulently with |
| modicum | a small portion; a limited quantity |
| monastic | resembling (as in seclusion or ascetic simplicity) life in a monastery |
| monolith | a massive structure |
| pernicious | highly injurious or destructive; deadly |
| personable | pleasant or amiable in person; attractive |
| perspicacity | the quality of acute mental vision or discernment |
| ratify | to approve and sanction formally |
| tabula rasa | something existing in its original pristine state |