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Vocab Check-up 4

TermDefinition
futile useless; no chance of success
prodigious very large or impressive
judiciously wise; with good judgement
lucid easy to understand
fidelity faithfulness to a belief, cause, or person
pious religious/ heavily devoted
augmented increased or made larger
superfluous unnecessary; redundant; excess; extra
exemplified shown as a good example
awry off course; wrong
discerned noticed or understood
incensed very angry
parody an exaggeration or imitation of something for comical effect
archetype a very typical example of a person or thing
specious looks true but is false or misleading
condoned allowing or accepting behavior that is wrong or incorrect
belie to make a false impression
acutely very serious or severe; sharp or intense
heresy belief or opinion against accepted ideas (especially religion
infamous famous for a bad thing
malaise a general feeling of discomfort or illness
affably friendly or easy to talk to
affluent rich, wealthy
abashed to embarrass or make someone feel ashamed
assuage make (unpleasant feeling) less intense; satisfy (appetite/desire)
beset surrounded or troubled by problems
fervor intensity of feeling or expression; intense heat
absolutely complete or total
ambience the character and atmosphere of a place
amorous showing, feeling love or desire (sexual)
flout to openly ignore or disobey
vindictive revengeful; wanting to get back at someone
mercenary working only for money; not for loyalty or morals
deference humble respect, regard, thoughtfulness
cynical believing people are motivated only by self-interest, distrustful of humankind
milieu environment or surroundings
portent a sign or warning of something important or bad to come
spurious false or fake
guile sly or cunning
dilettante a person who dabbles in a subject without serious study
bastion a stronghold or defense
palliate to ease symptoms without curing
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