Unit 8 Vocab
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Pejorative
Expressing contempt or disapproval
Esoteric
Intended for a small number of people with specialized knowledge
Shirk
To avoid or neglect responsibilities
Idiosyncrasy
Distinctive or peculiar feature of a person or thing
Tumult
Loud, confused noise or disorder caused by a crowd
Ameliorate
To make something bad better
Retinue
Group of advisers or assistants accompanying an important person
Ratiocinate
To form judgments by logical reasoning
Truncate
To shorten by cutting off the top or end
Relinquish
To voluntarily give up or cease to keep something
Cogitate
To reflect upon or consider carefully
Dubious
Fraught with uncertainty or doubt
Reprehensible
Deserving censure or condemnation
Indolence
Inactivity due to a dislike of work
Fecund
Fruitful in offspring or intellectually productive
Cryptic
Obscure or having a hidden meaning
Sycophant
A self-seeking flatterer
Taciturn
Reserved or uncommunicative in speech
Banal
Lacking originality or freshness
Fallacious
Tending to deceive or mislead, based on mistaken belief
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