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Lane Vocab 2nd M.P.

Chapters 5, 7, 8 & 9

QuestionAnswer
endorse to support; express approval of; to state in an ad that one supports a product or service
erode to gradually wear (something) away
gruesome horrible; shocking; frightful
hypocrite one who claims to be something he or she is not; an insincere person
idealistic tending to emphasize ideals and principles over practical concerns
illusion a false impression; a mistaken view of reality
impact the force of one thing striking another
imply to express indirectly; suggest
novice a beginner; someone new to a field or activity
obstacle something that gets in the way; a barrier
concede to admit to something
conservative tending to resist change; favoring traditional values and views
contrary totally different; opposite; conflicting
denounce to express disapproval of; to openly condemn
deter to prevent or discourage
disclose to reveal; make known
scapegoat someone blamed for the mistakes of others
superficial lacking depth or meaning; shallow
sustain to keep something going; continue
transition a change from one activity, condition, or location to another
compensate to make suitable payment to; pay; repay
conceive to think of; imagine
derive to receive from a source; get
diversity variety
inhibit to hold back; prevent
moderate medium; average; not extreme in quality, degree, or amount
supplement to add to, especially to make up for a lack
surpass to do better than; go beyond in achievement or quality
tentative not definite; not final
verify to test or check the truth or accuracy of something; prove
alter to change
ample more than enough; plenty of
blunt straightforward and brief, often rudely so; honest to the point of rudeness
chronic continuing; lasting a long time; constant
chronological arranged as events happened; in the time order in which events happened
optimist a hopeful person; someone who expects a good outcome
pretense a false reason; a false show or claim
prolong to make something last longer
refrain to stop oneself; to hold oneself back from doing something
remorse a strong feeling of guilt or regret
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