vocab lesson 15

Set: vocab lesson 15

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	Term	Definition
	abominate	to hate or loathe intensely
	abridge	to shorten in duration or extend; to diminish
	animosity	intense ill will
	auspicious	favorable, promising
	beleaguer	to besiege, to surround with an army
	confidant	a person to whom secrets are told
	constituent	one of the parts that make up a whole
	iniquitous	unjust, wicked
	inure	to adjust to and accept unpleasent or undesirable conditions
	inveigh	to compain or protest strongly
	predecessor	a person or thing that has helf a position or office before another
	sabotage	acts that intentionally damage, hinder, or seek to discredit
	sadistic	taking pleasure in causing pain
	scathing	harshly critical
	transpire	to become apparent; to come to light