Q1 Final Vocab

abate

• friendly, agreeable

• when something perceived as hostile, threatening, or negative becomes less intense or widespread

• to fill with love

Amicable

• friendly, agreeable

• to fill with love

• having a secret or hidden meaning

Poignant

• deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions

• having a secret or hidden meaning

• to fill with love

Cryptic

• deeply absorbed in thought

• deeply moving, strongly affecting the emotions

• having a secret or hidden meaning

Nuance

• clear of accusation, blame, suspicion,, to free from blame

• a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.

• tough; stubborn; not letting go

Tenacious

• tough; stubborn; not letting go

• clear of accusation, blame, suspicion,, to free from blame

• a subtle difference or distinction in expression, meaning, response, etc.

Vindicate

• lasting only a short time, fleeting; one who stays only a short time; temporary, EPHEMERAL

• clear of accusation, blame, suspicion,, to free from blame

• skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

Tactful

• to support with proof or evidence

• skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

• to pacify; to stop from being upset or angry; to calm

Placate

• to pacify; to stop from being upset or angry; to calm

• to support with proof or evidence

• skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite

Trite

• to sympathize with, have pity or sorrow for, share a feeling of distress

• unoriginal and stale due to overuse

• tending to move apart in different directions