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Eng IV list 4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| accost | (v) to approach and speak to in an aggressive, hostile, or sexually suggestive manner |
| vicissitudes | (n) one of the sudden or unexpected changes or shifts often encountered in one’s life, upheaval |
| foster | (v) to promote the growth and development of |
| efface | (v) to rub or wipe out; erase |
| exculpate | (v) to clear of guilt or blame; to free from guilt |
| extol | (v) to praise highly; exalt |
| artful | (adj) skillful in accomplishing a purpose, especially by the use of cunning or craft |
| commensurate | (adj) corresponding in size or degree; proportionate |
| platitude | (n) a trite or banal remark or statement, especially one expressed as if it were original or significant |
| sedition | (n) conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state; treason |
| mundane | (adj) relating to or concerned with commonplace; ordinary |
| extricate | (v) to release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage |
| exonerate | (v) to free from blame |
| epitome | (n) the embodiment of an idea; OR a brief summary, as of book of an article; an abstract |
| insolent | (adj) presumptions and insulting in manner or speech; arrogant |