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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| attenuate | to make smaller or less; to weaken |
| extenuating | serving to excuse; lessening the seriousness of |
| tenuous | not substantial or strong |
| pertinacious | holding firmly to; stubborn |
| tenet | a principle or belief help as part of a religion or philosophy |
| tenable | able to be defended or supported |
| contend | to argue; to dispute |
| ostensible | seeming, claimed, or pretended, but usually not genuine |
| portend | to be a sign or warning of |
| distend | to swell; expand |
| tendentious | strongly biased |
| Terms | 11 |
| Creator | prestwickhouse |
| Created | September 25, 2009 |
| Group | Prestwick House Vocabulary |
| Subject | 12th Grade Vocabulary |
| Access | Anyone |
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