Weeks 4 and 5 Vocabulary
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mombukowski on September 19, 2012
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ameliorate | to make or become better;improve |
| deference | submission or courteous respect |
| evade | to escape or avoid by cleverness or deceit |
| licentious | lacking moral discipline or ignoring legal restraint |
| pretense | a false appearance or action intended to deceive |
| arduous | demanding great effort or labor; difficult, strenuous |
| infidel | an unbeliever with respect to a particular religion, especially Christianity or Islam |
| infidelity | unfaithfulness to a partner, especially a spouse; lack of loyalty |
| insidious | working or spreading harmfully in a subtle or stealthy manner |
| mortification | a feeling of shame, humiliation, or wounded pride |
| subjugation | the act of bringing under control; conquer, The act of making subservient; enslave |
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