English 4 Vocabulary #1

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abdicate

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Fail to fulfill or undertake a responsibility or duty.

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empathy

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The ability to understand and share the feelings of others.

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adulation

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Flattery; excessive admiration or praise.

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abbreviate

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Shorten the duration of; cut short.

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enervate

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Causing one to feel drained of energy or vitality.

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perfidious

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Deceitful and untrustworthy.

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emulate

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To strive to equal or match, especially by imitating.

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pretentious

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Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance or merit than is actually possessed.

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anachronistic

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Belonging to a period other than that being portrayed.

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precocious

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Having developed certain abilities or proclivities at an earlier age than usual.