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Group 3 Vocab
Grroup 3 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| abate | (of something unpleasant or severe) become less intense or widespread |
| abjure | solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim) |
| anomalous | deviating from what is standard, normal, or expected |
| antipathy | a deep-seated feeling of aversion |
| arcane | understood by few; mysterious or secret |
| arduous | involving or requiring strenuous effort; difficult and tiring |
| artless | without effort or pretentiousness; natural and simple |
| ascetic | characterized by severe self-discipline and abstention from all forms of indulgence, typically for religious reasons |
| assuage | make (an unpleasant feeling) less intense |
| betray | 1. unintentionally reveal; be evidence of 2. expose (one's country, a group, or a person) to danger by treacherously giving information to an enemy |
| bucolic | relating to the pleasant aspects of the countryside and country life |
| burgeon | begin to grow or increase rapidly; flourish |
| cacophonous | involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds |
| canonize | 1. place in or regard as belonging to a canon of literary or artistic works 2. (in the Roman Catholic Church) officially declare (a dead person) to be a saint |
| censure | express severe disapproval of (someone or something), especially in a formal statement |
| chicanery | the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose |
| coalesce | come together to form one mass or whole |
| cogent | (of an argument or case) clear, logical, and convincing |
| compelling | evoking interest, attention, or admiration in a powerfully irresistible way |
| contend | 1. compete with others in a struggle to achieve (something) 2. assert something as a position in an argument |
| copious | abundant in supply or quantity |
| cosmopolitan | 1. including people from many different countries 2. (of a plant or animal) found all over the world |
| deference | polite submission and respect |
| desultory | lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm |
| diffident | modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence |
| dilatory | 1. slow to act 2. intended to cause delay |
| equivocate | use ambiguous language so as to conceal the truth or avoid committing oneself |
| polarize | divide or cause to divide into two sharply contrasting groups or sets of opinions or beliefs |
| prodigal | 1. spending money or using resources freely and recklessly; wastefully extravagant 2. having or giving something on a lavish scale |
| verbose | using or expressed in more words than are needed |
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