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Vocab Lesson 2b
Vocab Power Plus Book G
Term | Definition |
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jostle | to bump, push, or shove |
libel (n) | the act of printing a false statement that harms someone's reputation |
libel (v) | to defame someone by publishing false statements |
mammoth (adj) | huge |
mammoth (n) | a large, hairy, extinct elephant |
paradox | a statement or situation that is true, but seems impossible or self-contradictory |
provincial (1) | rural; pertaining to the customs of non-city dwellers |
provincial (2) | narrow in perspective; unsophisticated |
realm | a domain; a field; a territory |
undermine | to weaken by wearing away the foundation or support |