Weekly words 17-20

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Haughty

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Arrogant

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Elusive

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Cleverly evasive; hard to find

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Scapegoat

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A person made to bear the blame for others or to suffer in their place

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings about someone/something

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Perturb

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To disturb; bother; agitate 

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Qualm

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An uneasy feeling, doubt, worry, or fear 

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Alleviate

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To make easier to endure; lessen, mitigate

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Veritable

Back

Real; true; genuine

(Often used to stress the aptness of a metaphor)

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Capricious

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Indicative of a sudden or unpredictable change; erratic

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Caustic

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1) Corrosive

2) Sarcastic (in a scathing/bitter way)