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Unit-2 vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Beatific | Displaying or producing exalted joy, great happiness and calmness. |
| Blandishment | a flattering or pleasing statement or action used as a means of gently persuading someone to do something. |
| Cacophonous | involving or producing a harsh, discordant mixture of sounds. |
| Chicanery | the use of deception or subterfuge to achieve one's purpose. |
| Consign | deliver (something) to a person's keeping. |
| Coup | A brilliantly executed stratagem; a triumph. The sudden overthrow of a government, often with violence. |
| Gainsay | deny or contradict (a fact or statement). |
| Loath | reluctant; unwilling. |
| Moratorium | a temporary prohibition of an activity. |
| Pariah | someone or something that is despised or rejected : outcast. |