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October 2024

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ambiguous (adj) - open to or having two or more possible meanings or interpretations BREAKDOWN: AMBI- (both) + IG- (do) + -OUS (full of)
demarcation (noun) - the act, process, or result of marking off a boundary; an established line of separation BREAKDOWN: DE- (down) + MARC- (boundary) + -ATION (action)
evince (verb) - to show or demonstrate convincingly; to prove BREAKDOWN: E- (out) + VINC- (overcome)
mitigate (verb) - to lessen or make less severe BREAKDOWN: MIT- (mild) + IG- (drive) + -ATE (to make)
nebulous (adj) - uncertain, ambiguous, or vague; difficult to understand or describe; nebular BREAKDOWN: NEB- (cloud) + -UL (relating to) + -OUS (full of)
recalcitrant (adj) - extremely stubborn and unwilling to obey; hard to deal with or manage BREAKDOWN: RE- (back) + CALC- (heel) + -ANT (inclined to)
sanguine (adj) - confidently cheerful and optimistic, sometimes to an unrealistic extent; hopeful; ruddy or reddish in color BREAKDOWN: SANG- (blood) + -INE (quality)
vindicate (verb) - to clear from guilt or accusation; to uphold or defend; to justify or redeem BREAKDOWN: VIN- (force) + DIC- (show) + -ATE (to do)
amass (verb) - to gather together or accumulate a large quantity of something BREAKDOWN: A- (to) + MASS- (heap)
conflate (verb) - to combine two or more things into one; to confuse or treat as the same BREAKDOWN: CON- (together) + FLAT- (blow) + -ATE (to do)
desultory (adj) - lacking purpose or enthusiasm; jumping from one thing to another without connection BREAKDOWN: DE- (away) + SULT- (leap) + -ORY (relating to)
discretion (noun) - the freedom to decide what should be done; careful judgment; the quality of being discreet BREAKDOWN: DIS- (apart) + CRET- (separate) + -ION (action)
earnest (adj) - showing sincere conviction or serious intent; not joking or playful BREAKDOWN: EARN- (serious) + -EST (most)
inconspicuous (adj) - not clearly visible or attracting attention; not prominent or obvious BREAKDOWN: IN- (not) + CON- (with) + SPIC- (see) + -UUS (full of)
induce (verb) - to bring about or give rise to; to persuade someone to do something BREAKDOWN: IN- (in) + DUC- (lead) + -E (to do)
intercede (verb) - to intervene on behalf of another; to act as mediator BREAKDOWN: INTER- (between) + CED- (go) + -E (to do)
misanthropic (adj) - having a dislike of humankind; showing hatred or distrust of people BREAKDOWN: MIS- (hate) + ANTHROP- (human) + -IC (relating to)
nominal (adj) - existing in name only; very small in amount; relating to names BREAKDOWN: NOMIN- (name) + -AL (relating to)
notional (adj) - existing only in theory or as an idea; hypothetical BREAKDOWN: NOTION- (concept) + -AL (relating to)
placate (verb) - to make someone less angry or upset; to appease or pacify BREAKDOWN: PLAC- (please) + -ATE (to make)
preclude (verb) - to prevent from happening; to make impossible BREAKDOWN: PRE- (before) + CLUD- (shut) + -E (to do)
veritable (adj) - genuine; actual; used for emphasis BREAKDOWN: VERIT- (truth) + -ABLE (capable of)
amass (verb) - to gather together or accumulate a large quantity of something BREAKDOWN: A- (to) + MASS- (heap)
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