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Lis 3 Vocab Quiz
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Term | Definition |
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Inherent | naturally occurring, essential |
Disparage | to speak of in an insulting way |
Discern | to detect or perceive |
Prosperity | success; being well-off |
Digress | to stray from the main subject |
Perpetual | continuing forever or indefinitely |
Elitist | believing one is superior (often wrongly) |
Assess | to make a judgment about |
Paradox | a seemingly contradictory statement that may nonetheless be true |
Melancholy | sad; gloomy |
Lament | to regret; to show grief for |
Pretentious | excessively showy; claiming unjust standing |
Partisan | devoted or biased in support of group |
Autonomy | independence |
Ambiguous | vague or unclear |
Pedantic | insisting on following minor rules; over dry and academic |
Complacent | self-satisfied to the point of inactivity; unconcerned |
Novel | strikingly new or different |
Refute | to disprove |
Idiosyncratic | peculiar to an individual |