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English vocab

QuestionAnswer
proponent a person who advocates something
autocratic ruling with absolute power
vagrant a person who wanders around with no home or job
blanch to whiten or pale
asylum shelter for refugees
surly rude or bad-tempered
scuttle to run quickly with short steps
candid honest and straight forward
dwindle to decrease in size or number
emancipate to free from slavery or control
laborious requiring a lot of effort or work
inscribe to write or carve words into something
statue a written law
bogus fake
console to comfort someone
comport to behave
assimilate to absorb or adapt to culture
pugnacious eager to fight or argue
despicable deserving hatred
concise breif to the point
render to make or provide
dross worthless material
envoy representative
malign to speak badly about someone
blasphemy disrespect toward something scarced
obtrusive noticable
languid weak or lacking energy
staccato short and detached
warp to twist out of shape
temperate moderate
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