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READ0305 S03 19-20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| muted | softened; toned down; made less intense |
| transient | temporary; passing soon or quickly |
| avid | enthusiastic, devoted; eager |
| pacify | to make calm or peaceful |
| evoke | to draw forth, as a mental image or a feeling |
| dwindle | to gradually lesson or shrink |
| mediate | to settle (a conflict) by acting as a go-between |
| esteem | high regard; respect; favorable opinion |
| nurture | to promote development by providing nourishment, support, and protection |
| legacy | something handed down from people who have come before |
| dispel | to drive away as if by scattering; cause to vanish |
| magnitude | size; greatness of size or amount |
| mundane | ordinary; everyday |
| explicit | stated or shown clearly and exactly |
| ambivalent | having conflicting feeling about someone or something |
| render | to cause (something) to become; make |
| obscure | not easily understood; distant in personal relations |
| augment | to increase; make greater, as in strength or quantity |
| longevity | length of life; life span |
| aloof | cool and reserved; distant in personal relations |