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efficacious
def: effective; producing the desired outcome
syn: productive; useful
catharsis
def: a release of emotional tension
syn: atonement
inundate
def: to overwhelm; to fill beyond capacity
syn: flood; overwhelm
revere
def: to regard with respect, awe, or adoration
syn: venerate; respect; honor
internecine
def: mutually destructive
risible
def: relating to laughter; laughable
syn: comical; jocular
sybaritic
def: marked by luxury or pleasure
syn: luxurious; ostentatious; grandiose
crepuscular
def: pertaining to twilight
kudos
def: acclaim or praise
syn: honor; distinction
estrange
def: to alienate
syn: disaffect; antagonize
intrinsic
def: of or relating to a thing's basic nature; inherent
syn: basic; elemental; inborn
maxim
def: an established principle; a truth or rule of conduct
syn: axiom; fundamental; proverb
putrid
def: rotten and foul smelling
syn: fetid; rancid; malodorous
servile
def: submissive, slavish
syn: subservient; ignoble
apocryphal
def: of questionable authenticity
syn: dubious; equivocal; spurious
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Lesson Four Vocab
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English IV Literature Lesson Four Vocabulary for Mr. Flanagan
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2010-03-08T20:53:38Z
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