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en102 --quiz 17
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Undergraduate 1
02/16/2010

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Solicitous
Definition
Showing Care Attention or concern
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restive
Definition

root--motionless

 

Stubornly Resisting Control

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antipathy
Definition

root-- against feeling

 

a feeling of intense dislike

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Mollify
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root-- Make soft

 

 cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of

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innocuous
Definition

root-- not + harmful

harmless, inoffensive

 

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apace
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with rapid movements
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intimidate
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root-- in timid

 

to make timid or fearful

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Blatant
Definition
 without any attempt at concealment; completely obvious
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adjunct
Definition
something joined to something else, but in a dependent position
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rampant
Definition

root- from the word ramp

 

widespread, absent of restraint

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hegemony
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root-- to lead

 

the domination of one state over its allies

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preponderance
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superiority in weight power importance or strength
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acrimonious
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 marked by strong resentment or cynicism
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dire
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fraught with extreme danger; nearly hopeless
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envisage
Definition
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
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