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Group 2 Vocab

TermDefinition
adulterate render (something) poorer in quality by adding another substance
advocate a person who publicly supports or recommends a particular cause or policy
aggrandize increase the power, status, or wealth of
alacrity brisk and cheerful readiness
ambivalent having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone
ameliorate make (something bad or unsatisfactory) better
amenable open and responsive to suggestion; easily persuaded or controlled
anachronistic belonging to a period other than that being portrayed
audacious 1. showing a willingness to take surprisingly bold risks 2. showing an impudent lack of respect
avaricious having or showing an extreme greed for wealth or material gain
banal so lacking in originality as to be obvious and boring
benign 1. gentle and kind 2. not harmful to the environment
brazen bold and without shame
calumny the making of false and defamatory statements about someone in order to damage their reputation; slander
candid truthful and straightforward; frank
castigate reprimand (someone) severely
caustic 1. sarcastic in a scathing and bitter way 2. able to burn or corrode organic tissue by chemical action
construe interpret (a word or action) in a particular way
contrite feeling or expressing remorse at the recognition that one has done wrong
convoluted 1. (especially of an argument, story, or sentence) extremely complex and difficult to follow 2. intricately folded, twisted, or coiled
covet yearn to possess (something, especially something belonging to another)
craven contemptibly lacking in courage; cowardly
decorum behavior in keeping with good taste and propriety
deft neatly skillful and quick in one's movements
demur raise objections or show reluctance
derivative 1. something which is based on another source 2. imitative of the work of another artist, writer, etc, and usually disapproved of for that reason
dessicate remove the moisture from (something); cause to become completely dry
diatribe a forceful and bitter verbal attack against someone or something
incredulous (of a person or their manner) unwilling or unable to believe something
ingenuous (of a person or action) innocent and unsuspecting
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