Unit 4 vocab

Aggrandize

to make great or greater in power, wealth, rank, or honor

Ardent

enthusiastic or passionate

Caustic

sarcastic in a scathing, bitter way

Circumspect

cautious and considerate of all possible consequences

Credulous

willing to believe or trust too readily

dichotomy

division into two usually contradictory parts, groups, opinions etc.

Exculpate

to free from blame or guilt; to vindicate

Mitigate

to make less severe

Obtuse

not quick or alert in perception, feeling, or intellect; dull

Ostentatious

intended to attract notice and impress others

Perfunctory

done routinely with little interest or care

Proscribe

to ban or forbid; to prohibit

Reprobate

a depraved, unprincipled, or evil person

Stolid

not easily excited or upset; showing little or no emotion