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TKAM Vocab List 2 Flashcards

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Glean

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Verb

To gather/ to learn/ to collect

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Corroborate

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Verb

To confirm/ validate

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Acrimonious

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Adj
Harsh, bitter, nasty
Syn- caustic

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Caustic

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Adj
Harsh bitter
Syn- acrimonious

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Mollify

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Verb
To soothe/ lessen/ palliate/ assuage
Syn mitigate

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Volition

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Noun

The act if will/ ones choosing

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Mitigate

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Verb
To soothe/ to lessen
Same thing as palliate, assuage and mollify

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Temerity

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Noun
Boldness -
Syn audacity

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Audacity

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Noun
Boldness -
Same thing as temerity

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Feral

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Adj

Wild/ fierce

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Sordid

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Adj

Immoral

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Pinion

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Noun/ verb

A fastener that binds/ to bind

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Stolid

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Adj
Unemotional
Syn apathetic/ stoic
Ant- zealous

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Apathetic

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Adj
Unemotional
Syn: stolid/ stoic
Ant: zealous

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Stoic

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Adj
Unemotional
Syn stolid and apathetic
Ant zealous

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Zealous

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Adj
Emtional
Ant stolid, apathetic, stoic

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Habiliments

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Noun

Clothes

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Contentious

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Adj
Argumentative (neg)
Syn belligerent, cantankerous, quarrelsome

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Belligerent

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Adj
Argumentative
Syn cantankerous, contentious, quarrelsome

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Cantankerous

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Adj
Argumentative
Syn: quarrelsome, belligerent, contentious

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Persevere

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Verb

To continue dispute difficulty

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Succinct

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Adj
Clear to the point
Syn concise

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Concise

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Adj
Quickly to the point
Succinct

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Acquiescence

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Noun
Acceptance, agreement
Ant contest/ protest

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Elucidate

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Verb

To explain clearly

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Aggregation

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Noun

A group mass or total of something

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Connivance

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Noun

Mischievous/ sneaky

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Litigant

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Noun

Person involved in a lawsuit

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