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Am Lit Vocab 5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Charlatan | A fake; a person who falsely claims to have some special skill or knowledge |
| Corroborate | To confirm; strengthen with further evidence; provide proof of |
| Disseminate | To spread or scatter widely; distribute |
| Diverge | To branch off in different directions from the same staring point; to become different |
| Dormant | Inactive; alive but not actively growing, as if asleep |
| Hoist | To lift, especially with some mechanical means, like a cable |
| Illicit | Illegal |
| Irrevocable | Not able to be canceled or undone; irreversible |
| Precipitate | To cause to happen quickly, suddenly, or sooner than expected |
| Proliferation | A rapid spread or increase |