vocab 8 Flashcards
1
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introductory remarks in a speech, play or literary work, introductory action
A
prologue
2
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to withdraw or to repudiate a statement or belief, revoke
A
recant
3
Q
overly submissive
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servile
4
Q
fear, trembling, agitation
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trepidation
5
Q
to malign, to defame, to utter abusive statements against
A
vilify
6
Q
relating or pertaining to a sense of beauty or art
A
aesthetic
7
Q
apart, indifferent
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aloof
8
Q
antiquated, old, out of use
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archaic
9
Q
to ease, to mitigate, to make less painful or burdensome, to claim
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assuage
10
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to contradict, to give a false impression
A
belie
