Vocab 23 Flashcards
1
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assuage (v)
A
to make less severe, ease, relieve
2
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Antipathy (adj)
A
dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion
3
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banal (adj)
A
trite and overly common
4
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corroborate (v)
A
to confirm; verify
5
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disabuse (v)
A
to free from error or misconception
6
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equivocal (adj)
A
ambiguous, open to two interpretations
7
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feigned (adj)
A
pretended
8
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homogeneous (adj)
A
similiar; uniform in nature
9
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imperious (adj)
A
impossible to penetrate; incapable of being pleased
10
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latency (n)
A
the condition of being present but hidden
11
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malevolent (Adj)
A
ill willed; causing evil or harm to others
12
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placate (v)
A
to soothe or pacify
13
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repudiate (v)
A
to reject as having no authority
14
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specious (adj)
A
having a false appearance of truth; showy
15
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unfettered (adj)
A
free, unrestrained
