Vocabulary List 3 Flashcards
1
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antagonism
A
Hostility, active opposition
2
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antithesis
A
The direct opposite; a sharp contrast
3
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apocryphal
A
Of questionable authority or authenticity
4
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arduous
A
Hard to do, requiring much effort
5
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articulate
A
Able to speak clearly and expressively
6
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assuage
A
To make easier or milder; to quiet or calm; put an end to
7
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atrophy
A
(n) the wasting away of a body organ or tissue / (v) to waste away
8
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augments
A
To make something greater by adding to it
9
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austere
A
Severe or stern in manner; without adornment or luxury
10
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authoritarian
A
A government in which one leader or group of people holds absolute power
