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Week 6 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition | S & A |
|---|---|---|
| Acumen | Noun - The ability to make good judgment and have perceptive knowledge, especially in a particular area | S: brilliance, wisdom A: ignorance, stupidity |
| Antebellum | Adjective - Belonging to a period before a war (in the U.S., this usually refers to a time before the Civil War) | S: prewar, pre-conflict A: Postwar, Reconstruction |
| Incontrovertible | Adjective - Unable to be disproven | S: undeniable, definite A: debatable, questionable |
| Belie | Verb - Give a false impression of something | S: misrepresent, conceal A: betray, reveal |
| Sanguine | Adjective - Optimistic; cheerful | S: confident, hopeful A: depressed, gloomy |