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11H Vocab 8b

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acerbic
acidic; sour: adj
attrition
grinding down; wearing down: n
callous
insensitive: adj
circumvent
evade by means of deception: v
clemency
mercy: n
cogitate
ponder or consider deeply: v
connive
plot; conspire: v
contiguity
closeness: n
culpable
guilty: adj
delineate
sketch: v
emanate
issue forth: v
expiate
atone for sin: v
exude
ooze out: v
fissure
crack in the earth: n
founder
sink: v
galleon
ancient type of sailing ship: n
garner
gather: v
implacable
not easily pacified: adj
manifest
apparent; clear: adj
nondescript
having no special features; dull and ordinary: adj
recalcitrant
stubbornly hostile: adj
meticulous
very careful; painstaking: adj
rubicund
rosy: adj
satiate
satisfy fully: v
stoic
indifferent to pain or pleasure: adj
tonic
medicinal drink that restores well-being: n
torpid
listless; sluggish: adj
vindicate
prove right; remove blame: v
vindictive
revengeful: adj
vitriolic
corrosive; strongly attacking: adj
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