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vocab for Q4

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151767838vexTo annoy; to bring distress or suffering to; plague or afflict.
151767839steadfastFixed or unchanging; steady; firmly loyal or constant; unswerving.
151767840ululateTo howl, wail, or lament loudly.
151767841sageOne venerated for experience, judgment, and wisdom
151767842bravadoAn aggressive display of boldness
151767843sanctityHoliness; inviolability
151767844derisionRidicule
151767845sadistOne who enjoys being cruel or causing other people pain and suffering
151767846moresCustoms, conventions, practices
151767847fervorIntensity
151767848finalityThe condition or quality of being final or settled
151767849inciteTo rouse to a particular action
151767850litigiousPugnacious, quarrelsome
151767851succumbTo cease to resist; to give in
151767852fallibleCapable of erring or making a mistake
152347863elucidateto make clear
152347864depravitymoral corruption
152347865vieto complete, to contest
152347866cogitateto ponder over, to meditate, to think
152347867feralwild, like a wild animal, savage
152347868imminentabout to occur, hanging threateningly over one's head
152347869judiciouswise, showing judgment, cautious
152347870placateto soothe, to appease with concessions
152347871mystica person who is able to receive spiritual knowledge beyond that of other people
152347872pivotalcrucial, something around which things turn
152347873teneta principle, doctrine, or belief
152347874reverencea feeling of deep respect tinged with awe
152347875altruisticunselfish concern with the welfare of others
152347876factiona group, or part of a large group, united on an issue
152347877inhibitto keep from free activity or expression, to restrain or even forbid
157611341prodigiousImpressively great in size; large; enormous; extraordinary; marvelous
157611342adversaryEnemy, opponent
157611343ardorIntensity of emotion, passion, or desire
157611344sardonicScornfully or bitterly sarcastic
157611345scathingAttacking with severe criticism
157611346zealousMarked by active interest and enthusiasm
157611347aghastStruck with terror and amazement
157611348bellicoseWarlike
157611349castigateTo punish
157611350ingenuityCleverness in contriving, combining, or originating
157611351pristineUntouched, unspoiled, pure
157611352transgressTo break a law
157611353vestigeA visible trace, mark, or impression, of something absent, lost, or gone
157611354defileTo make unclean, impure
157611355repudiateTo reject, refuse to accept
161975763engenderTo bring into existence; give rise to; cause to exist
161975764marTo damage or deface
161975765sacrosanctRegarded as sacred and inviolable
161975766misanthropicHating or mistrusting humankind
161975767noxiousHarmful to living things; injurious to health
161975768ameliorateTo make or become better; improve
161975769repressTo hold back; restrain; to force into the subconscious mind (as in memories, ideas, etc.)
161975770discordLack of agreement among persons, groups, or things; dissention
161975771frivolousunworthy of serious attention; insignificant; trivial; marked by flippancy; silly
161975772atrophyThe wasting away of the muscles, tissues, or entire body; any wasting away, such as moral atrophy (the decrease in one's morality); to waste away
161975773infamyEvil fame or reputation
161975774advocateTo speak in favor of; recommend; support
161975775amoralUnethical or unprincipled; lacking morals
161975776freneticWildly frantic, frenzied, hectic
161975777evinceTo show clearly, display, signify

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