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M.F Vocab Unit 1
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Abash (Verb) | To make ashamed, to embarrass |
| Alleviate (Verb) | to relieve, usually temporary or incompletely, to make bearable; to lessen |
| Arduous (Adjective) | Hard; difficult |
| Broach (verb) | To open up a subject for discussion, often a delicate subject |
| Cogent (Adjective) | Powerfully convincing |
| Countenance (Noun) | Face; facial expression, especially an encouraging one |
| dialectical (noun) | relating to discussions, relating to rules and methods of reasoning; approaching truth in the middle of opposing extremes |
| Enfranchise (Verb) | To grant privileges of citizenship, especially the right to vote |
| Farcical (Adjective) | Absurd; ludicrous |
| Hermetic (Adjective) | impervious to external influence; airtight |
| indulgent (adjective) | lenient, yielding to desire |
| Kinetic (Adjective) | having to do with motion; lively, active |
| mentor (noun) | a teacher, tutor, counselor or coach; especially in business, an experienced person shows and inexperienced person the ropes |
| Opaque (Adjective) | impossible to see through, impossible to understand |
| Petulant (Adjective) | Rude, cranky, ill-tempered |
| propitious (Adjective) | Marked by favorable signs or conditions |
| repercussion (noun) | a consequence; an indirect effect |
| specious (Adjective) | deceptively plausible or attractive |
| tantamount (adjective) | equivalent to |
| venal (adjective) | capable of being bribed; willing to do anything money, corrupt |
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