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21b. Latin Lesson XXII: II - Definition of Words

AB
divulgeto make public, reveal
pretentiousmaking claims to importance or doing things for show
miscegenationof mixing of races by intermarriage or interbreeding
ambivalencean instance of having conflicting attitudes about something
incredulitya lack of belief; doubt, disbelief
incoherentlyin a manner not showing logical connection or consistency
emotionalshowing strong feeling of any kind
promiscuousindiscriminately mixing, mingling, or associating (often of sexual actvity)
dissimulationdisguising or hiding under a pretense; a feigning; hypocrisy
purgatorya condition or place in the afterlife where the remorseful are purified from sin by punishment
extenuationthe act of making something seem less serious
prevailingto be the most usual or strongest; having the most influence
interveningentering or occurring incidentally or extraneously
specioushaving deceptive attraction or a false appearance of truth or goodness
expurgatedcleansed of something considered morally harmful, offensive, or erroneous
dilatorytending to delay
impotencethe state of having no power; helplessness
abnegationthe act of denying (luxuries etc.)
convivialfond of feasting and joviality; sociable
ingratiateto gain favor or acceptance through deliberate effort



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