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Week 5 Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Prudence | The quality of being prudent; cautiousness. Good judgement. (wisdom) |
| Vestibule | An antechamber, hall, or lobby next to the outer door of a building. |
| Mendicancy | The practice of begging for money or food, particularly as a means of survival, or the state or condition of being a beggar. |
| Imputation | A charge or claim (imply) that someone has done something undesirable; an accusation. |
| Inconsequential | Not important or significant (no consequences). |
| Assertion | A confident and forceful statement of fact or belief. |
| Appertaining | Relate to; concern. |
| Predominating | Be the strongest or main element; be greater in number or amount (asserts control). |
| Meretricious | Apparently attractive but having in reality no value or integrity (glitzy but cheap). |
| Instigation | The action or process of prompting an action or event. |