Word Wealth - Part 3 - Unit 2
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20 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 altruistic | unselfishly concerned for others |
| astute | shrewd, crafty, keen of mind |
| authentic | genuine, entitled to acceptance |
| cumulative | tending to increase or accumulate |
| despondent | dejected, despairing |
| didactic | morally instructive |
| ecclesiastical | pertaining to church or clergy, especially as an established institution |
| felicitous | fortunate, aptly chosen, happily conceived |
| imperial | majestic, befitting an emperor |
| odious | hateful, offensive |
| emancipate | liberate, set free |
| mediate | to act as go-between, serve as harmonizing agent |
| reciprocate | repay an obligation, social or otherwise, exchange favors or courtesies |
| reconcile | to bring to agreement, harmonize |
| relegate | to banish or to reduce to lower status |
| repudiate | to disavow, disown, reject |
| subsidize | to provide financial aid |
| temporize | to act evasively to gain time, yield temporarily to circumstances |
| usurp | to seize (power or control) unlawfully |
| vindicate | to justify, clear of a charge or criticism |
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