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Lit + Comp: Unit 13
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Aloof | in a remote or distant manner |
| Authentic | real; not counterfeit or copied |
| cohesive | resisting separation |
| credulity | tendency to believe readily |
| diffuse | spread out |
| enhance | make better or more attractive |
| facilitate | make easier |
| hardship | a state of affliction; something hard to endure |
| indefatigable | showing sustained enthusiastic action |
| jury | a body of citizens sworn to give a true verdict according to the evidence presented in a court of law; a committee appointed to judge a competition |
| meticulous | close attention to detail |
| oblivious | failing to keep in mind |
| pariah | a person who is rejected from society or home |
| preclude | keep from happening or arising |
| pulchritude | physical beauty(especially in women) |
| relinquish | release; to part with a possession or right |
| solidarity | a union of interests or purposes or sympathies among members of a group |
| tacit | implied or inferred from actions or statements |
| uninspired | having no excitement |
| void | the state of nonexistence |