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English IV Week 2

Essential Vocabulary

TermDefinition
elation great happiness and exhilaration
feasible capable of being done
excerpt a passage taken from a book, article, or musical composition
exemplify to be a typical example of
exacerbate to make more violent, bitter, or severe
falter to hesitate or waver in action or purpose
feign to pretend
detract to take away from the value of something
diligent characterized by steady, earnest effort
devastate to lay waste or destroy
diversion something that distracts attention
evaluate to determine the significance or worth of
elicit to draw forth or bring out
exposition a setting forth of meaning or intent
elude to evade or escape from
distort to twist out of shape
explicit clearly expressed
digress to stray from the main subject
escalate to increase or intensify
dissent to differ in opinion
dilemma a situation requiring a choice between equally undesirable alternatives
formulate to put into a systamized statement
fluctuate to change continually
Created by: pdanza
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