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vocab list #17 English 11R

AB
pivotalVery important; critical
scrupuluosStrict; moral;careful; hesitant for ethical reasons;conscientious
refuteTo prove wrong by argument or evidence;to disprove
respiteA period of relief or rest;temporary delay; pause break
stoicIndifferent to pleasure or pain/ joy or grief
volatileExplosive; highly unstable
peripheralOn the sides; unimportant
hedonisticSeeking pleasure; indulgent
idiomA phrase that is specific to a people,district,community or class
benefactorSomeone who donates to others
appeasegiv in to
belittlemake someone feel little
jeopardydanger
predecessorone who comes before another
refutedispute
tangibletouchable
indulgentgiving into desires
laxrelax
gravityserious
frivolousnot serious
relevantimportant
denouncespeak out against
dispassionatewithout passion
apathynot caring
manhand
volvturning


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NY

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