Vocab 5 Favero

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assuage (verb)

to make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate

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disparage (verb)

to speak of or treat slightingly; depreciate; belittle

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umbrage (noun)

offense; annoyance; displeasure

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suffrage (noun)

the right to vote, esp. in a political election

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tutelage (noun)

instruction; teaching; guidance

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emulate (verb)

to try to equal or excel; imitate with effort to equal or surpass

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enamor (verb)

to charm or captivate

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enervate (verb)

to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken

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enjoin (verb)

to direct or order to do something

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enmity (noun)

a feeling or condition of hostility; hatred; ill will; animosity; antagonism

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boorish (adj)

unmannered; crude; insensitive

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brandish (verb)

to shake or wave, as a weapon; flourish

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garish (adj)

crudely or tastelessly colorful, showy, or elaborate, as clothes or decoration

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admonish (verb)

to reprove or scold, esp. in a mild and good-willed manner

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prudish (adj)

excessively proper or modest in speech, conduct, dress

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age

act of, state of, function of

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en, em

into, in

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ish

origin, nature