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Group 2 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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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