American Literature Vocabulary List III

Corey B. (United States of America)
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  1. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  2. incipient
    only partly in existence; imperfectly formed
  3. equivocate
    be deliberately ambiguous or unclear
  4. ameliorate
    make better
  5. condone
    excuse, overlook, or make allowances for
  6. rescind
    cancel officially
  7. squalid
    foul and run-down and repulsive
  8. condescend
    behave in a patronizing manner
  9. austere
    of a stern or strict bearing or demeanor
  10. candid
    openly straightforward and direct without secretiveness
Created on Tue Sep 29 17:42:59 EDT 2009

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