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Vocabulary Review
assigned vocab words weekly
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| acclaim | to praise |
| affirmation | assertion; agreement |
| ambiguous | unclear; vague |
| appease | to pacify; to calm |
| abstract | theoretical; not concrete |
| benediction | good wishes; a blessing |
| benevolent | kind hearted; generous |
| bolster | to support; to reinforce |
| disperse | to spread around; scatter |
| diverse | various; different |
| denounce | to criticize; to condemn |
| dexterity | high level of skill, epsecially with the hands |
| disclose | to provide information; to reveal |
| eccentric | different from most, especially in personality or behavior |
| embellish | to make more beautiful; to decorate |
| euphemism | word or phrase that is used to make an unpleasant idea sound better |
| extraneous | unnecessary; irrelevant |
| evasive | tending to avoid giving direct answers |
| fickle | lacking loyalty; unpredicably changeable |
| fledgling | beginner |
| foresight | the ability to see ahead, anticipate, or predict |
| fulminate | to explode, either with sound or anger |
| flagrant | openly and obviously evil |
| garner | to collect, to gather, to earn |