Chapter 10 Vocab Flashcards
1
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Crescendo
A
A gradual increase in sound; often referring to music
2
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Excrescence
A
Abnormal growth or outgrowth
3
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Beneficence
A
Doing good or causing good to be done; kindly action
4
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Efficacious
A
Effective as a means or remedy
5
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Facile
A
Acting, working, or preceding with ease; fluent
6
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Facsimile
A
An exact copy of a book, painting, document
7
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Accrue
A
To come as a natural increase or advantage
8
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Faction
A
- A group or clique within a larger group party or government
- Conflict within an organization or nation
9
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Mollify
A
To calm; to make gentler or softer in feeling
10
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Context
A
- The parts before or after a word or statement that influence its meaning
- The circumstances surrounding an event or situation
11
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Pretext
A
A false reason put forward to conceal the true one
