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ELA 11 Vocab #16

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insidiousadjective; sly; treacherous; working in a hidden but dangerous way
invidiousadjective likely to cause ill will or envy; hateful
martyrnoun one who ispersectued, tortured or killed for refusing to renouce religious principles; one who sacrifices for the sake of a belief or cause; verb - to torture or put to death;criticized severely
palliateverb to ease without curing; to alleviate; to make (a crime or offense) appear less serious; to lessen the intensity of something; temporary suspension
peripheraladjective away from the central part; on the edge; only slightly concerned with the important part; unessential
phalanxnoun a formation of massed soldiers; a closely united group
predecessornoun a person who precedes another in an office or position
redressnoun a correction; a reparation; a relief; verb to set something right; to remedy; treacherous
repressionnoun the holding back or subduing; suppression; pushing painful ideas or memories into the subconscious; irreversible
waiveverb to relinquish, usually a claim, right or privilege, to defer or delay.


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Olathe South High School

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