Vocab Review #7 (10th)

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Condone

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To forgive or overlook an offense.

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Abate

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To lessen in violence or intensity.

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Abated

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Past tense of abate; to have lessened in intensity.

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Austere

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Severe or strict in manner, attitude, or appearance.

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Jaunty

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Having a buoyant, self-confident air; brisk and crisp.

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Droll

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Curiously unusual or amusing.

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Ambivalent

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Having mixed feelings or contradictory ideas about something or someone.

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Furtive

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Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt.

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Officious

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Assertive of authority in an annoyingly domineering way.

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Dilettante

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A person who cultivates an area of interest, such as the arts, without real commitment or knowledge.