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Vocab-Unit 3&4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| benign | kindhearted |
| blase | unexcited |
| comprise | to be made up of |
| condescend | to lower onself/to do something one feels is beaneth onself |
| facade | front of a building |
| glib | smooth/ talking ina easy manner that suggests insincerity or thoughtlessness |
| haughty | snobbish |
| libel | the publishing of false information that harms a person's reputation |
| pesudonym | a false name |
| redundant | repetitious |
| averse | opposed |
| detract | to take away/ to lessen what is admirable or worthwhile about something |
| disdain | disrespect |
| divulge | to tell |
| elation | happiness |
| endow | to equip |
| expulsion | kicked out |
| mortify | to shame/to humiliate |
| nullify | to cancel |
| omnious | threatening |
| credible | believable |
| cursory | quick |
| designate | to assign |
| deviate | to depart/ to turn away from direction |
| improvise | to invent/ to make up on the spot |
| interim | the time between |
| latent | inactive |
| secular | nonreligious |
| shun | to keep away |
| simulate | to imitate |
| commemorate | to celebrate |
| complacent | too much at ease |
| consensus | a majority view |
| deplete | to use up |
| dilligent | hard working |
| empathy | the ability to feel sympathy for others |
| menial | unskilled |
| niche | a suitable place |
| transcend | to go past |
| waive | to give up |
| bizarre | odd |
| conducive | tending to promote or bring about |
| falter | to hesitate |
| flaunt | to exhibit/ to show off |
| frenzy | an excited condition |
| gist | the main idea |
| hamper | to restrict |
| paradox | a seeming contradiction |
| repertoire | a variety of skills |
| viable | practical |
| curtail | to shorten |
| devastate | to upset greatly |
| digress | to go off topic |
| incentive | encouragement |
| incorporate | to join together |
| indispensable | necessary |
| intermittent | irregular |
| rigor | a hardship |
| squander | to waste |
| succumb | to yield |
| alleviate | to ease |
| benefactor | a financial supporter |
| covert | hidden/concealed |
| cynic | one who believes in the worst |
| demise | dying |
| infamous | known unfavorably |
| intrinsic | fundamental |
| revulsion | hatred |
| speculate | to guess |
| virile | having attractive male qualities |
| abstain | to deny oneself |
| affiliate | to join |
| agnostic | one who feels we can"t know if god exists |
| aspire | to wish |
| benevolent | charitable |
| deficit | a lack |
| dissent | opposition |
| diversion | a recreation |
| lucrative | financially rewarding |
| mandatory | required |
| charisma | charm/personal appeal |
| contemporary | modern/current |
| contend | to declare |
| conversely | in contrast |
| extrovert | a sociable person |
| poignant | emotionally touching |
| prevalent | found frequently |
| proponent | a supporter |
| quest | a hunt |
| traumatic | upsetting |
| congenial | sociable |
| flippant | rude |
| impasse | a deadlock |
| perception | a view |
| prompt | to motivate/to urge into action |
| rapport | a personal connection |
| rationale | an explanation |
| relentless | nonstop |
| reprisal | revenge |
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