Vocab 23 Flashcards by Kathryne Stull

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assuage (v)

A

to make less severe, ease, relieve

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Antipathy (adj)

A

dislike, hostility, extreme opposition or aversion

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banal (adj)

A

trite and overly common

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corroborate (v)

A

to confirm; verify

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disabuse (v)

A

to free from error or misconception

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equivocal (adj)

A

ambiguous, open to two interpretations

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feigned (adj)

A

pretended

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homogeneous (adj)

A

similiar; uniform in nature

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imperious (adj)

A

impossible to penetrate; incapable of being pleased

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latency (n)

A

the condition of being present but hidden

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malevolent (Adj)

A

ill willed; causing evil or harm to others

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placate (v)

A

to soothe or pacify

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repudiate (v)

A

to reject as having no authority

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specious (adj)

A

having a false appearance of truth; showy

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unfettered (adj)

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free, unrestrained

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