February 2020 Flashcards
1
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Ameliorate
A
Relieve; make (something unsatisfactory) better
2
Q
Pleonasm
A
the use of more words than are necessary to convey meaning (e.g. see with one’s eyes ), either as a fault of style or for emphasis.
3
Q
percolate
A
to cause (a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance (such as a powdered drug) especially for extracting a soluble constituent
4
Q
Halophyte
A
Salt-tolerant plant
5
Q
Paternalism
A
the policy or practice on the part of people in authority of restricting the freedom and responsibilities of those subordinate to or otherwise dependent on them in their supposed interest.
6
Q
hagiography
A
Biography of saints
