Elliott AP Language 1
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elliottkar on February 20, 2012
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21 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 apostate | a person who forsakes his religion, cause, party, etc. |
| conduce | to lead or contribute to a result |
| apprise | to give notice to; inform. |
| diminution | the act, fact, or process of diminishing lessening; reduction. |
| hitherto | up to this time; until now. |
| impelled | to drive or urge forward; press on; incite or constrain to action. |
| fallible | liable to err, especially in being deceived or mistaken. |
| diffidence | the quality or state of lacking confidence in one's own ability, worth, or fitness; timid; shy. |
| admonish | to caution, advise, or counsel against something. |
| inviolable | secure from destruction, violence, infringement, or desecration. |
| vicissitude | regular change or succession of one state or thing to another. |
| beneficence | the doing of good; active goodness or kindness; charity |
| auspices | favorable signs or propitious circumstances. |
| propitious | presenting favorable circumstances |
| felicity | the state of being happy, especially in a high degree; bliss. |
| edifice | any large, complex system or organization. |
| palladium | anything believed to provide protection or safety; safeguard. |
| enfeeble | to weaken. |
| inducement | something that induces motivates, or persuades; incentive. |
| precarious | dependent on circumstances beyond one's control; uncertain; unstable; insecure. |
| benign | having a kindly disposition; gracious |
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