a contradiction, requires a logical explanation

to alleviate, to remove or take away

trusting relationship in society

attributing action toward, to give credit toward

to lesson the intensity of situation

having exception or talent, a gifted ability

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Barnes Vocab

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Debacle
a promise of love
a fiasco of some sort
a frat house party
a biblical term
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Enhance
to refurbish or upgrade
to damage
to alleviate or assuage
to spoil
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Anomalous
Normal
Unusual
Specific
Gigantic
4
Anecdote
a short example in writing
a script in a play
a part of the space station
a scientific method
5
Castigate
to arrest or take down
to remember
to reprimand or warn
to remove body parts
6
reprimand
to give a break to
to appease
to punish
to be embarrassed
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Frugal
cheap or uneducated
does not spend money easily
having wealth and prestige
poor
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censure
to compliment
to criticize
to count
to yell at
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Mollify
to make more intense
to relieve
to remove
to make less intense
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fortuitous
to have good luck or fortune
to forfeit a win to the opposing team
to foreclose on a home
to be cautious with life's choices
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Vitriolic
to condone or excuse
to plead or bargain
to be blunt or harsh
describe as beautiful
12
Paradox
a funny story
a hard time or troubled experience
a contradiction
requires a logical explanation
13
Discerning
to have poor taste
to prove a point in haste
NOT making wise choices
to show good judgement
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advocate
use language easily
argue with
absence of passion
stand up for
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Submissive
to succumb to
a talent with words
strong and bold
a trait of a housewife
16
ascetic
beauty or elegance
ugly
self awareness
self denial
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Aesthetic
having beauty of value
self denial
ugly
Not Attractive in natural beauty
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assuage
to alleviate
to remove or take away
to build up to
to assume
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tirade
a tunnel slide at Typhoon Lagoon
a rant with a speech
a negative experience
a disagreement among friends
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Prosaic
a drug for depression
a piece of art
a mosaic temple
to dull or prose with detail
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camaraderie
a disagreement among friends
trusting relationship in society
team pride
sports agreement
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Haughty
snobbish or superior
witty and charming
rich and fabulous
great fashion sense
23
eclectic
a guitar
an unusual experience
a vehicle that is used to race
an unusual variety of items
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to impute
to discredit
attributing action toward
a computer software program
to give credit toward
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Alleviate
to remove
to bring forth
to calm
to mystify
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Mitigate
to lesson the intensity of situation
to increase the severity
to create a larger problem
to approach with caution
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apathy
to NOT have passion
lacking skill
to have passion
to be exceptional with Math
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Articulate
to stand up for someone
a children's author
to be exceptional with words
to be illiterate
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Demagogue
a failure or fiasco
leader of a pack or army
a temple in Russia
agreement between leaders
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haphazard
organized clutter
organized chance
disorderly and chaotic
a negative memory
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Precocious
to have a delayed reaction
to have a mental illness
to talk about others or gossip
having exception or talent, a gifted ability
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Reconciliation
to break up
to resume after splitting
to remarry someone else
to have good fortune
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Enigma
a mystical illusion
the future
a fond memory
a bad experience

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