Lesson 6
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15 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 ameliorate | to make better; to improve |
| baleful | expressing hatred or evil; harmful, ominous |
| berate | to scold harshly |
| circumvent | To avoid through craftiness |
| compunction | A feeling of uneasiness or anxiety caused by guilt |
| condone | to pardon or overlook |
| diminutive | very small |
| euphemism | mild expression in place of an unpleasant one |
| expendable | Able to be used up and then discarded or replaced |
| heresy | an opinion different from accepted belief |
| infirmity | a physical disability or weakness |
| profane | to treat with scorn or irreverence, unholy |
| recompense | to pay back; to give a reward |
| repast | Food and drink; a meal |
| servitude | slavery, forced labor |
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