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Vocab Quiz 3
Term | Definition |
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Magnanimous | Generous/forgiving |
Segue | Transition from one thing to another |
Unwittingly | Unknowingly |
Unconscionable | Unforgivable/inexcusable |
Rogue | Renegade, rebel, off on your own |
Tact | Wording things so as not to offend |
Thwart | Stop, frustrate, foil |
Bilk | To swindle |
Druthers | Choice of preference |
Peruse | To read quickly |
Usurp | To seize unlawfully |
Ambivalent | Torn, conflicted, could go either way |
Ambiguous | Can have two meanings |
Catharsis | Therapeutic release |
Enigma | A puzzle, riddle, or mystery |
Plausible | Reasonable, believable, probable |
Emulate | Take as a model |
Latent | Dormant/hidden |
Impetus | A stimulus or inspiration |
Stipulate | To specify or indicate |