TKAM Vocab Unit 1 Flashcards
1
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Asinine
A
extremely or utterly foolish
2
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Assuage
A
to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome; to calm
3
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Auspicious
A
favorable
4
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Benevolence
A
kindness, generosity, charity
5
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contentious
A
exhibiting a wearisome tendency to quarrels and disputes
6
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Caricature
A
a portrayal where features are distorted, a parody
7
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Dictum
A
an authoritative statement, decree
8
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Diminution
A
diminishment, reduction
9
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Fractious
A
unruly
10
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Guileless
A
without deceit
11
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Hone
A
to sharpen, to make more intense, more effective to dull
12
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Indigenous
A
native to a certain area
13
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Ingenuity
A
cleverness, inventiveness, resourcefulness
14
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Innate
A
existing from birth, inborn
15
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Malevolence
A
ill will or evil intentions
