Vocab 8/27-8/31 Flashcards
1
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Assuage
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To make milder or less severe; to relieve; to ease
2
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Derelict
A
A person abandoned by society, especially a person without a permanent home or support
3
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Discourse
A
A conversation
4
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Catharsis
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The purging of the emotions or relief of emotional tension
5
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Amenable
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Agreeable; ready or willing to answer; open to persuasion
6
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Modicum
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A moderate or small amount
7
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Banal
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Devoid of freshness or originality
8
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Meretricious
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Attracting attention by vulgar, trashy means
9
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Invidious
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Likely to damage a reputation; calculated to create ill-will
10
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Fracas
A
Commotion; a noisy disagreement
