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S2 Week 10 Vocab

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abrogate to repeal, annul, nullify The new prime minister’s first act was to ___ all treaties with neighboring nations.
adduce to cite, bring forward for consideration She ___ many examples as proof of the doctor’s incompetence.
adumbrate to foreshadow, prefigure, outline broadly These happy times ___ the joy we will someday feel when we live here permanently.
arcane mysterious, esoteric He spent a lifetime seeking the ___ knowledge of the sages of the East.
condign well-deserved, due, merited The public felt that hanging was a ___ punishment for the traitors.
cynosure an attraction, center of attention The newly renovated museum became a ___ for visitors to the city.
hieratic priestly, sacerdotal (opposite of heritic) With a solemn, ___ gesture he bade us depart from the temple.
inchoate incipient, just beginning, incomplete The ___ affection they felt for each other never had chance to ripen into true love.
ineluctable inevitable, inescapable The conclusion is ___: it was our fault, and we will have to pay the damages.
internecine deadly, destructive, characterized by internal struggle The encounter between the two tribes led to an ___ slaughter.
quondam former Jane discovered that her ___ boyfriend was now saying bad things about her.
recherché rare, exotic, precious The jaded aristocrats were forever seeking new and ___ ways to spend their money.
redaction edited out, removed from The ___ of this material must have presented many difficult decisions to the medieval monks.
reticulate net-like, forming a network The ___ wing was crisscrossed with tiny veins.
stertorous snoring Jill finds the ___ sounds of her sleeping husband irritating when she can’t sleep.
Created by: Salem A.
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