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Voc list 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| embellish | having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone |
| arbitrary | based on random choice or personal whim |
| comprehensive | complete; including all or nearly all elements or aspects of something |
| diversion | an activity that diverts the mind from tedious or serious concerns |
| distort | pull or twist out of shape |
| elicit | evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or fact) from someone in reaction to one's own actions or questions |
| elude | evade or escape from (a danger, enemy, or pursuer), typically in a skillful or cunning way |
| exacerbate | make (a problem, bad situation or negative feeling) worse |
| hypothetical | of, based on, serving as a hypothesis |
| implausible | (of an argument or statement) not seeming reasonable or probable |