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vocab 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adversity | misfortune, unfavorable happening |
| antidote | something that relieves the effects of poison |
| benevolence | kindness, generosity, charity |
| culpable | deserving blame; guilty |
| discursive | rambling, moving from one topic to another randomly |
| dissuade | to advise against, to talk out of |
| eclectic | coming from a variety of diverse sources |
| hypothesize | to reach a conclusion based on an assumption |
| ingrate | an ungrateful person |
| ingratiate | to make an effort to gain good favor with someone |
| intractable | stubborn, difficult to manage, headstrong |
| precarious | dangerous, risky, not situation |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| predilection | preference |
| promontory | land or rock projecting into a body of water |
| prosaic | commonplace, uninspired, banal |
| raze | to completely destroy |
| shroud | wrap, screen from view |
| torpid | sluggish, inactive, dull |
| viable | capable of working, functioning, or developing adequately |