Lesson 6 Vocabulary Challenge

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Ameliorate

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To make something bad or unsatisfactory better.

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Expendable

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Not vital or irreplaceable; can be replaced.

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Condone

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To overlook or accept an offense or mistake.

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Profane

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Relating to that which is not sacred or biblical; secular.

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Euphemism

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A more pleasant term used to replace one that might be offensive or harsh.

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True or False: Expendable means 'vital and irreplaceable.'

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False

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True or False: Profane refers to something that is sacred and holy.

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False

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True or False: Euphemism is the use of a more pleasant term to replace one that might be offensive or harsh.

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True

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What does it mean to condone an action?

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To accept or allow behavior that is considered morally wrong or offensive.

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What is the opposite of ameliorate?

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Deteriorate, which means to make something worse.