Words on Wednesday Vocabulary Review for Final 2

Question 1

Def: comfort in a time of stress or sadness

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Solace

Question 2

Def: the state of being known and celebrated by many

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renown

Question 3

Def: to make less severe, serious, or painful.

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Mitigate

Question 4

Def: fond of company

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gregarious

Question 5

Which is a synonym for the word exonerate?

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Clear

Question 6

Definition: tense bitterness in a relationship

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Acrimony

Question 7

Def: incapable of producing any result

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Futile

Question 8

Def: something that kills pain

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Anodyne

Question 9

Def: A selfless act

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Altruism

Question 10

Def: accept something reluctantly, but without protest

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acquiesce

Question 11

Def: a temporary stay

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sojourn

Question 12

Def: a subtle difference

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nuance

Question 13

Def: to increase; to add to

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augment

Question 14

Def: to cause or give rise to

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engender

Question 15

Def: lacking social grace

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Gauche

Question 16

Def: not letting go of or giving up on something one holds dear

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tenacious

Question 17

Def: publicly ridicule

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lampoon

Question 18

Def: a bad-tempered person

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curmudgeon

Question 19

Def: advancing in a gradual way to cause harm

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insidious

Question 20

Def: restrain oneself from doing or enjoying something

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abstain

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