English Vocab 1-15 (finals)
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- accost
- * to approach and speak to in a hostile or agressive manner
- mollify
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* to soothe anger or hostility
* to make less intense or violent - provocation
- * something that incites anger or stirs to action
- redress
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* compensation or satisfaction for a wrong doing
* to correct;remedy; to compensate - correlate
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* to put in a mutual relation
* to show a connection between - disseminate
- * to scatter widely; to spread about
- periphery
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* the edge or border or an area
* the surrounding area - pervasive
- * tending to spread throughout
- eccentric
- * not conforming to normal or usual behavior; odd; peculiar
- eclectic
- *selected or mad up of elements from various sources
- ecstatic
- * overwhelemed with intense joy or delight
- euphemism
- * The use of a mild or less direct word or phrase in a place of one considered blunt or offensive
- ameliorate
- * to make or become better; improve
- consternation
- * a feeling of alarm or dismay characterized by confusion or fear.
- prudent
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* wise and sensible in handling practical matters.
* careful or cautious in conduct