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Conners Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| malleable | capable of being changed or controlled by influences |
| rescind | to take away,remove,take back,cancel |
| forestall | to exclude or prevent |
| vivisect | the cutting of operation on a living animal |
| extenuate | to lessen |
| ambiguous | unclear, uncertain |
| assimilation | to be like everyone else |
| disorientation | disoriented |
| deftly | characterized by skill |
| opaque | hard to understand or explain |
| flamboyant | colorful display or behavior |
| maladroit | not good at something |
| hierarchy | classification of a group of people according to ability or to economic, social or professional standing |
| dissociate | to separate from |
| contempt | state of mind of one who hates |
| swagger | to conduct oneself in an arrogant manner |
| initiative | introductory step |
| gall | to annoy or irritate |
| magnanimous | showing generosity or nobility |
| orientation | a general direction; alignment |
| carnage | great and usually bloody slaughter or injury |
| symmetrical | capable of division by a longitudinal plane into similar halves |
| hegemony | domination |
| insubordinate | disobedient to authority |
| spawn | offspring |
| gullible | easily fooled or cheated |
| facade | false appearance or effect |
| exploit | utilize |
| empathize | to agree with the thoughts or feelings of another person |
| commiserate | to feel or express sympathy. to feel or express sorrow or compassion for |
| flux | change |
| manipulate | to control (someone, something) |
| entity | something that has separate and distinct existence |
| nuance | small difference |
| incognito | to hide who you are |
| pseudonym | a fake name |
| discreet | showing good judgment in actions or speech |
| acquiescence | the act of accepting, complaying, or submitting tacitly or passively |
| denunciation | to speak out against |
| annihilation | the act of destroying completely |
| divisive | causing separation |
| arcane | secret, mysterious, obscure |
| leniency | the quality of being compassionate, easygoing |
| ineptitude | unfit, incapable |
| disingenuous | giving a false appearance of simple frankness |