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WW 3-6
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| adumbrate | to outline in a vague way; to foreshadow |
| umbra (shadow) words | umbrage, penumbra, umber, umbrella |
| aggravate | make worse or more severe |
| aggravate (RW) | augment, exacerbate, acerbity |
| annihilate | destroy utterly |
| annihilate (RW) | nihilists, obliterate, exterminate, extirpate, eradicate, abolish |
| capitulate | surrender on certain terms |
| extenuate | make less serious, diminish |
| extentuate (RW) | attentuate, tennuous, tenuis |
| fulminate | to explode, erupt, shout violently |
| instigate | provoke, incite |
| instigate (RW) | impel, goad, spur, tempt |
| mitigate | lessen, make milder |
| mitigate (RW) | assuage, pacify, alleviate, allay, relent |
| procrastinate | to delay, put off |
| propitiate | appease, conciliate |
| propitiate (RW) | mollify, expiate, atone |
| auspicious | promising, favorable |
| egregious | remarkably bad, flagrant |
| equivocal | vague, ambiguous, questionable |
| equivocal (RW) | obscure, vague, ambiguous, enigmatic, cryptic |
| expedient | suitable, advantageous but not necessarily right |
| fortuitous | occurring by chance or accident |
| intrinsic | actual, essential, inherent |
| mystical | participating in mysterious spiritual experience or knowledge |
| sacrilegious | irreverent, blasphemous |
| salubrious | healthful, promoting health |
| synthetic | artificial, manufactured |
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AP English Literature & Composition, AP English Language & Composition, Writing Center |
Lincoln-Way West High School |
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