eng tkam vocab quiz Flashcards
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assuaged adj
make an unpleasant feeling less intense
piety
being religious or reverent
alleged
said without proof that something took place
tyrannical
exercising power in a cruel or arbitrary way
entity
a thing with distinct and independent existence
contentment
a state of happiness and satisfaction
vapid
offering nothing that is stimulating or challenging
domicile
the country that a person treats as their permanent home
conceded
admit that something is true after not believing or smth
commission
an instruction or duty given
reckoned
estimate/compute and stuff
concession
a thing that is granted, especially in response to demands; a thing conceded.
effect verb
a change that results when something is done or happens
condescend
to act graciously towards another or others regarded as being on a lower level
distaste
mild dislike or aversion.
compelled
oblige to do something
scrawl
write in a hurried way
delegation
a body of delegates or representatives; a deputation. the act or process of delegating or being delegated.