english vocab 1,2,3 R&J

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Benevolent

Kind

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Bolster

To support, strengthen, or fortify

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3

Candid

Direct, blunt

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4

Candor

the quality of being open, honest, and sincere

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5

Catalyst

Something that causes a change or new event

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Ceaseless

Unending, without pause

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Censure

Harsh criticism or to criticize strongly

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Concede

To be forced to argue or surrender

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9

Corroborate

To provide evidence for; to back up

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10

Desolate

Bare, barren, unfavorable to life or growth

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Dire

Alarming; causing fear or dread or terror

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12

Dubious

Open to doubt or suspicion

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13

Egregious

Conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

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Eloquent

Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively

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Emphatic

Spoken with emphasis; forceful

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16

Empirical

Derived from experiment and observation rather than theory

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Erratic

Describes things that are unpredictable or unusual

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18

Exacerbate

To make worse

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Feasibility

The quality of being doable; makes sense that something could happen

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20

Fiscal

Involving financial matters

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21

Galvanize

To incite or stimulate into action

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22

Imprudent

Not wise; foolish

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Indifference

The trait of remaining calm and seeming not to care; a causal lack of concern

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Insatiable

Impossible to satisfy

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Irreconcilable

Impossible to reconcile or be harmonious

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26

Lament

A cry of sorrow and grief

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Malleable

Capable of being shaped or bent

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Opine

Express one’s opinion openly and without fear or hesitation

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Petulant

Easily irritated or annoyed

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