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English 10 (Cusick) Vocabulary # 16
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| abortive (adj) | fruitless, failing to accomplish an intended objective. |
| acquiescent (adj) | consenting by remaining silent. |
| alleviate(v) | to mitigate, to relieve. |
| auspicious(adj) | propitious, favorable. |
| awry(adv.) | turned to one side, off course, amiss. |
| chimerical (adj.) | fanciful, given to absurd schemes or fanciful dreams. |
| corroborate (v) | to confirm. |
| diatribe (n) | harangue. |
| effigy (n) | a crude image of a hated person, thing or idea. |
| engender(v) | to produce. |
| epitome (n) | a part that represents the whole. |
| evanescent (adj) | ephemeral, fleeting. |
| expiate (v) | to make amends for. |
| factitious (adj) | artificial, contrived, not genuine. |
| fiasco (n) | a complete failure. |
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