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Vocab week 8
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Term | Definition |
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abridge | lesse,diminish,or curtail; reduce in scope while retaining essential elements |
aloof | remote in manner |
avuncular | like an uncle in kindness or indulgence; being or relating to an uncle |
bellicose | having or showing a ready disposition to fight |
complacent | contended to fault with oneself or one's actions |
cupidity | greed and strong desire or wealth |
docile | easily handles or managed; ready and willing to be taught |
equilibrium | a stable, balanced system |
exculpate | to clear from fault or guilt |
foible | a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
gullible | easily tricked because of being too trusting; naive and easily decieved or tricked |
juxtapose | place side by side |
leniency | lightening a penalty or excusing from a chore by judges or parents or teachers; a disposition to yield to the wishes of someone; mercilessness as a consequence of being lenient or tolerant |
obscure | not clearly understood or expressed |
Peripatetic | often moving or wandering from place to place |
pulverize | make into a powder by breaking up or cause to become dust; destroy completely |
replete | fill to satisfaction |
stymie | hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of |
urbane | polite and refined |
wanton | lewd or lascivious woman |