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pander
def: to exploit weaknesses of others; to cater to the vices of other
syn: cajole; indulge
otiose
def: useless; futile
syn: unimportant; worthless
puerile
def: childish; juvenile
syn: immature; infantile
aleatory
def: dependent on luck or chance
asperity
def: roughness or harshness; severity
syn: acerbity; irascibility
renunciation
def: rejection; refusal to acknowledge
syn: denial; refusal
unimpeachable
def: unquestionable; beyond doubt
syn: trustworthy; infallible
inveigh
def: to disapprove angrily; to protest
syn: berate; condemn; remonstrate
lionize
def: to assign great social importance to; to treat as a celebrity
syn: acclaim; exalt; honor
allay
def: to relieve; to alleviate
syn: calm; ease; pacify
vitiate
def: to corrupt morally; to contaminate
syn: defile; devalue; spoil
recalcitrant
def: stubbornly resistant; showing opposition
syn: defiant; insubordinate; unwilling
exegesis
def: an explanation of a text; a critical interpretation
syn: analysis; exposition; commentary
ameliorate
def: to make better; to improve
syn: enhance; upgrade
profligate
def: wasteful and immoral
syn: licentious; decadent
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Lesson Eight Vocab
Description
English IV Literature Lesson Eight Vocabulary for Mr. Flanagan
Updated
2010-04-13T19:52:04Z
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