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Vocabulary
Crucible #1
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| partisans | noun-enthusiastic supporter of some person or actvity |
| inert | adj- unable to move or resist motion(not moving) |
| titillated | adj- feeling mild pleasurable excitement |
| sidle | verb- move sideways, move unobtrusively (doesn't attract much attention) |
| pretense | noun- The act of giving a false appearance, pretending with false intention to deceive |
| prodigious | adj- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe, far beyond what is usual in magnitude |
| exude | verb- release (a liquid) in drops or small quantities (such as sweat) -make apparent by one's moods/behavior (she _____ confidence) |
| arbitrate | verb- act between parties with a view to reconciling differences |
| contiguous | verb- having a common boundary or edge, two things next to each other but not actually touching |
| defer | verb- yield to another's wish or opinion- give in, submit to -Hold back to a later time- postpone, put off, set back |
| flailing | verb-moving threshing around, (wave around wildly), |
| defamation | noun- an abusive attack on a person's character or good name, false accusation or malicious misrepresentation. |