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Week 1 Vocab.

QuestionAnswer
acrimonious bitter, rancorous, caustic
indifferent not caring one way or another, neutral, lacking preference
apathy lack of emotion or interest
obscure unclear; clouded; hard to understand
impartial unbiased
acquiesce to comply or go along with
revere to worship; honor
denounce to speak out against; to condemn
innovate to be creative, to introduce something
candid honest; frank
abash to embarass
discernment insight;ability to see things clearly
disdain arrogant scorn; contempt
abstract theorectical; lacking substance
temperate moderate; restrained
acumen accuracy with good judgment
enigma mystery
manifest visible; evident
conventional common; customary; unexceptional
partisan one who supports a particular person cause or idea
contentious argumentative; quarrelsome
lament to mourn
allusion an incorrect reference to something else, especially something in literature
arbiter one who decides; judge
inherent part of the essential nature of something, intrinsic
paradox a true statement or phenomenom that nonetheless seems to contradict itself; an untrue statement or phenomenon that nonetheless seems logical
cynic one who deeply distrusts human nature; one who believe people are motivated only by selfishness
altruism selfless generosity
exposition expounded or explaining; explanatory treatise
consensus unanimity or near unanimity
sagacious wise; possessing wisdom derived from experience or learning
precipitate to cause to happen
pervade to spread throughout
discourse to converse; to formally discuss a subject
conjure to summon or bring into being as if by magic
sanction authorize or approve; ratify or confirm
aesthete lover of beauty
congenial cheerful and pleasant; friendly; helpful
indulgent lenient yielding to desire
Created by: KingGabe2324
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