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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 acquit | to find not guilty of fault/crime |
| altercation | heated argument |
| approbation | formal approval |
| arbiter | person who can solve disagreement |
| attrition | a wearing down over time |
| august | fancy; upper-class |
| befuddle | to confuse |
| burgeon | to grow |
| chastise | severe punishment |
| clandestine | a secret |
| commensurate | equal; equivalent |
| connive | to conspire |
| confluence | meeting or gathering |
| coup | surprising, brilliant, usually successful act |
| crass | classless |
| deprecated | to express strong disapproval |
| dissidents | people who disagree |
| evince | to prove |
| expedite | to increase the rate of progress |
| frugal | cheap |
| genial | friendly |
| hue | shade of color |
| hurtle | move or fling swiftly and with great force |
| hyperbole | exaggeration |
| jocose | joking |
| incisive | to the point |
| indiscretion | a small mistake |
| inert | inactive; sluggish |
| lexicon | vocabulary; slang |
| limpid | transparent; clear |
| mellifluous | smoothly flowing sound; generally pleasing |
| myriad | a lot |
| nocturnal | at night |
| noxious | deadly; harmful to health |
| quixotic | idealistic; impractical |
| ominous | mysterious |
| parsimonious | thrifty |
| pertinent | pertaining to a subject |
| prodigal | reckless; wasteful when pertaining to money |
| prowess | superior ability |
| pugnacious | wanting to fight |
| rabble | mob |
| ruminate | to think deeply/repeatedly |
| sanction | to give permission, support |
| secular | without religion |
| stipulate | to specify required part of a deal |
| tenuous | having little substance |
| vacuous | lacking intelligence |
| vindictive | seeking revenge |
| zephyr | a gentle breeze |
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