Unit 6 vocab

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Antiquated

Obsolete, out of fashion, no longer usable.

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Arable

Fit for plowing, tillable.

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Ascendancy

Domination; growing power.

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Atrophy

To waste away, to wither.

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Clandestine

Secret.

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Conciliate

To reconcile, pacify, or renew a friendship.

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Cursory

Superficial, casual, hastily done.

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Derision

Scoffing at, mockery, ridicule.

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Enmity

Absolute hatred.

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Extricate

To free, to disentangle.

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Forbearance

Patience, lenience.

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Frivolous

Lacking in seriousness or importance.

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Garrulous

Talkative, rambling.

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Impetuous

Violent, hasty, rash, impulsive.

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Industrious

Skillfully busy or occupied.

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Infamous

Having a reputation of the worst kind, vicious, notoriously bad.

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Insolence

Insulting or contemptuous behavior.

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Levity

Excessive frivolity, flippancy.

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Oblivion

State of being forgotten.

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Paradoxical

Something that appears false or contradictory but is actually correct.

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Perjury

False testimony under oath.

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Rancor

Bitter deep-seated ill will, enmity.

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Sycophant

A self-serving flatterer, a brownnoser.

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Vacillating

Changing, fluctuating.

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Vivid

Bright, distinct, and clear.