Lesson 8 Flashcards
1
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Allay
A
To reduce the intensity of something
2
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Ameliorate
A
To make better, improve
3
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Asperity
A
Roughness or harshness; severity
4
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Exegesis
A
An analysis
5
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Extradite
A
To release an accused criminal to another jurisdiction
6
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Hypocrisy
A
Two-faced, falseness
7
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Inveigh
A
To protest, oppose
8
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Lionize
A
To honor or celebrate
9
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Pander
A
To act as a go-between; to exploit weaknesses of others
10
Q
Profiligate
A
Wasteful; immoral
11
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Recalcitrant
A
Stubbornly resistant
12
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Renunciation
A
Rejection; abandonment
13
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Unimpeachable
A
Beyond doubt;unquestionable
14
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Unweildy
A
Not easily held
15
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Vitiate
A
To reduce the value of; corrupt or debase
