Unit 8 Vocabulary Flashcards
1
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Pander
A
To exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of others
2
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Otiose
A
Useless, futile
3
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Puerile
A
Childish, juvenile
4
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Aleatory
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Dependent on luck or chance
5
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Asperity
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Roughness or harshness, severity
6
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Renunciation
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Rejection, refusal to acknowledge
7
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Unimpeachable
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Unquestionable, beyond doubt
8
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Inveigh
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To disapprove angrily, to protest
9
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Lionize
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To assign great social importance to
10
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Allay
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To relieve, to alleviate
11
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Vitiate
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To corrupt morally, to contaminate
12
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Recalcitrant
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Stubbornly resistant, showing opposition
13
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Exegesis
A
An explanation of a text, a critical interpretation
14
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Ameliorate
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To make better, improve
15
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Profligate
A
Wasteful and immoral
