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Glossary of brit lit vocab

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abate
lessen in intensity or amount, diminish
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debilitate
enfeeble;weaken
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exacerbate
make worse; aggravate
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impeach
challenge one's honesty or reputation
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jettison
cast overboard
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mitigate
lessen, make milder, less severe, or less serious
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nullify
make void or without effect
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procrastinate
delay doing something. put off without reaason
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recapitulate
relate in brief, summarize, repeat in a condensed version