American Classics Vocabulary
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madzappa12 on January 10, 2010
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Suffrage | The right to vote in public elections; a vote or the act of voting. |
| Philanthropy | A desire to improve the material, social, and spiritual welfare of humanity, especially through charitable activities; general love for, or benevolence toward, the whole of humankind |
| Churlish | Characteristic of somebody with bad manners; surly, sullen, or miserly |
| Titular | Having a particular title, rank, or position, but not possessing the power or exercising the functions usually associated with it; holding a title of rank. |
| Alacrity | A promptness or eager and speed readiness |
| Squalor | Shabbiness and dirtiness resulting from poverty or neglect; a state of moral degradation. |
| Scourge | Somebody or something that is perceived as an agent of punishment, destruction, or severe |
| Robust | Strong, healthy and hardy in constitution; built, constructed, or designed to be sturdy, durable, or hard-wearing. |
| Importune | To ask somebody continually, repeatedly, or forcefully for something, especially in a troublesome way; to ask somebody to have sexual relations in exchange for money. |
| Superfluous | In excess of what is needed; not essential |
| Inherent | Part of the very nature of something, and therefore permanently characteristic of it or necessarily involved in it |
| Deprecate | To express condemnation of something or somebody |
| Capitulate | To surrender, especially under agreed conditions; to give in to an argument, request, pressure, or something unavoidable |
| Penitent | Expressing or feeling regret or sorrow for having committed sins or misdeeds |
| Absolve | To state publicly or officially that somebody is not guilty and not to be held responsible; to release somebody from an obligation or requirement. |
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