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Lesson 10 vocabary
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| Term | Definition | Second definition |
|---|---|---|
| accrue | To come as a natural increase or advantage | |
| crescendo | A gradual increase in sound, often referring to music | |
| excrescence | Abnormal growth or outgrowth | |
| Pretext | a false reason put forward to conceal the true one | |
| Context | The parts before or after a word or statement that influences its meaning. | he circumstances surrounding an event or situation. |
| mollify | to calm;make gentler or soften the feeling | |
| Faction | a group or clique within a larger group, party, or government | a conflict within an organization or nation |
| facsimile | An exact copy of a book, document, etc. | |
| beneficence | Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action | |
| Facile | Acting, working, or preceding with ease; fluent | |
| Efficacious | Effective as a means or remedy |