Vocab 12 - ENG 2

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Heated argument; syn: quarrel, dispute; ant: agreement, harmony

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altercation

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Shade of a color

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hue

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v. to startle into sudden activity; syn: stimulate; ant: enervate

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galvanize

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n. permission; support

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sanction

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Extreme exaggeration for effect, not meant literally; ant: understatement.

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hyperbole

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Threatening; foreboding evil (syn: sinister, ant: comforting)

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ominous

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Rude boldness; nerve (syn: insolence, ant: decorum)

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audacity

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v. to confine; syn: imprison; ant: liberate

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incarcerate

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adj. practical; providing immediate advantage (especially for one’s own interests). Syn: effective

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expedient

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adj. related to the subject at hand; syn: relevant; ant: unrelated

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pertinent