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English 12 - List 11
Term | Definition |
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acquaintance | a person one knows slightly, but who is not a close friend |
incongruity | inappropriateness |
insurrection | a violent uprising against an authority or government |
severity | harshness and sternness |
toxicity | a poisonous quality; a harmful or malicious effect |
provoke | to anger; to enrage; to incite to action |
perpetuate | to cause something to continue |
contentious | quarrelsome; antagonistic; combative |
myopic | lacking intellectual insight; narrow minded |
reluctant | hesitant; unwilling |