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Shick 10th list #3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| mitigate | to moderate; ease |
| caricature | likeness or imitation so distorted to appear ridiculous |
| scruples | feelings of doubt over what is ethical |
| pervade | to spread throughout |
| manifest | to prove or reveal itself; to become |
| dispel | to scatter; to cause to vanish |
| invoke | to call on for help |
| pristine | unspoiled; pure |
| obsequious | servile flattering; bootlicking (brown nosing) |
| rank | foul; odorous |
| elixir | magical potion that cures all ailments |
| accrue | to collect; to inherit |
| tardy | late |
| reprobate | scoundrel; bad person |
| extirpate | to pull out by the roots; to destroy or remove completely |