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English List 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Assuage | v. -to make something unpleasant less severe |
| Audacious | abj. -fearless and daring |
| Circumspect | abj. -cautious |
| Condone | v. -to overlook, harden, or disregard |
| Desiccate | v. -to dry out thoroughly |
| Diatribe | n. -an abusive, condemnatory speech |
| Dogmatic | abj. -dictatorial in one’s opinion |
| Droll | abj. -amusing in a wry, subtle way |
| Eloquent | abj. -persuasive and moving especially in speech |
| Fallow | abj. -dormant |
| Furtive | abj. -secret |
| Lampoon | v. -to ridicule usually with satire |
| Malinger | v. -to evade responsibility |
| Orotund | abj. -pompous |
| Reticent | abj. -silent |
| Sardonic | abj. -cynical |
| Sully | v. -to varnish or taint |
| Surfeit | n. -an excessive amount |
| Verdant | abj. -green with vegetation |
| Vernal | abj. -related to spring |