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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Equivocate | Yo be purposely vague |
| Fortuitous | Happening by chance |
| Impeccable | Perfect |
| Liaison | A person who serves a connection between individuals or groups |
| Predisposed | Tending towardor open to something beforehand |
| Propensity | A natural tendency |
| Reprehensible | Deserving of criticism and disapproval |
| Sham | An immitation |
| Solace | Comfort for sorrow or misfortune |
| Solicitous | Showing or expressing concern |
| Attrition | Becoming fewer in number |
| Cohesive | Sticking or holding together |
| Vociferous | Loud, noisy or intense in expressing one's feelings |
| Oblivious | Failing to notice |
| Sanction | To authorize, allow or approve |
| Circumvent | To avoid by going around or as if by going around |
| Inundate | To cover as with a flood |
| Grievous | Causing grief or pain |
| Robust | Strong and healthy |
| Reticent | Reluctant to speak out |
| Terse | Brief and clear |
| Sedentary | Accustomed to or characterized by much sitting |
| Nebulous | Vague, unclear |
| Bobster | To strengthen or support |
| Inquisitive | Eager to learn |
| Relegate | To send to a less important position, place |
| Tenet | A principle held to be true |
| Depreciate | To fall in value or price |
| Indiscriminate | Not chosing carefully |
| Replete | Well-filled |
| Recourse | Source of strength or help |
| Reiterate | To state again or repeatedly |
| Raucous | Noisy and disorderly |
| Tenaciois | Persistent or stubborn |
| Tentamount to | The same as |
| Utopia | A place or state of social or political perfection |
| Autonomy | Self-government |
| Ostracize | To expel or exclude from a group |
| Mandate | The voters' wishes as expressed through elections |
| Bureaucratic | Tending to insist on strict rules and routinr, often to the point of hindering effectiveness |
| Exonerate | To prove to be innocent |
| Incongruous | Having parts that are not in harmony |
| Reinstate | To restore to aprevious position |
| Liability | Aomething that acts as a disadvantage |
| Indigenous | Native to a place |
| Egocentric | Self-centered |
| Superfluous | Beyond what is needed, wanted or usefull |
| Clandestine | Done in secret |
| Contingency | A possible event that must be prepared for |
| Prolific | Producing many offsprings |
| Jurisdiction | The authority to administer justice |
| Precarious | Dangerous |
| Imminent | About to happen |
| Emancipate | To set free from slavery, captivity |
| Inclusive | Including much or everything |
| Advocate | To speak or write in favor of |
| Impiede | To delay or get in the way of |
| Preposterous | Contrary to nature, reason or common sense |
| Idiosyncrasy | A personal peculiarity, habit |
| Antipathy | Strong dislike |
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