Vocabulary Lesson #30 (Definitions 30 Seconds)

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compress

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to contract, to reduce in size or volume

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champion

Back

to defend or to support

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affront

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an offensive act or word; an offense to one's dignity or self-respect

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quench

Back

to extinguish, to put out; to relieve with liquid

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tenacious

Back

persistent, holding fast to a position

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fiasco

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a complete failure, especially in a ludicrous or humiliating way

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labyrinthine

Back

like a labyrinth; irregular and twisting, complicated

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exculpate

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to clear from blame; to prove innocent

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interloper

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a person who becomes involved in a place or situation where they are unwelcome or not wanted

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predisposed

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having an inclination or tendency beforehand; susceptible