Vocab Lesson 2 Flashcards
1
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To clear guilt
A
absolve
2
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to free from a promise or a responsibility
A
absolve
3
Q
to foreshadow in an indirect way
A
adumbrate
4
Q
to outline in a sketchy way; to partially dislose
A
adumbrate
5
Q
a short, instrictuve saying
A
apothegm
6
Q
A defamatory expression; slander
A
aspersion
7
Q
One who works with another, usually in a subordinate position; an assistant
A
coadjutor
8
Q
existing at or dating from birth
A
congenital
9
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being an essential characteristic
A
congenital
10
Q
a lively spirit with a distinctive style
A
elan
11
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pertinent and fitting
A
germane
12
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an interruption or gap in space, continuity, or time
A
hiatus
13
Q
To confine within or as if within walls; to imprison
A
immure
14
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not to be avoided or changed; inevitable
A
ineluctable
15
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marked by slaughter; mutually destructive
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internecine
