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Week 1 Q4 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adhere | stick completely to a surface or substance* [or] believe in and follow the practices of |
| Aloof | not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant |
| Ambiguous | open to more than one interpretation; having a double meaning |
| Analyze | examine in detail, typically for purposes of explanation and interpretation (analysis, analytical) |
| Anecdote | a short and amusing or interesting story about a real incident or person |
| Antagonize | cause someone to become hostile |
| Anticipate | regard as probable; expect or predict |
| Apprehensive | anxious or fearful that something bad will happen |
| Arcane | mysterious or secret |
| Assert | state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully |
| Assess | evaluate or estimate the nature, ability, or quality of |
| Attribute | regard something as being caused by someone or something |
| Bear | endure an ordeal or difficulty |
| Befall | (of something bad) happen to someone |
| Burgeon | begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish |
| Coherent | logical and consistent |
| Compassion | concern for the sufferings or misfortunes of others |
| Compensate | make up for something unwelcome or unpleasant by exerting an opposite force or effect |
| Complement | a thing that completes or brings to perfection a larger whole |
| Compose | 1. write or create* 2. constitute, make up (composition, composed of) |