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English 12 - List 11
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |