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escalates expands, grows; increases in extent, number or amount euphemism an agreeable or inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that might offend mercenary working or acting merely for money or other reward inequity injustice sparse scarce , meager obsolete no longer active or in use succinct concise; brief and to the point epitome a typical or ideal example altruistic charitable; unselfish deter prevent; hinder; impede amoral an absence of, indifference towards, or disregard for moral beliefs amiable easy; good-humored, good-natured subsequent after, later; carried out at a time after something else terminate close; dismiss; end assail attack ann, enn word part meaning year as in annual audi, audio- word part meaning hearing, sound as in auditory cycl, cyclo- word part meaning circle -hood word part meaning state or condition as in adulthood, the state of being an adult hyper- word part meaning more than normal; overly as in hypersensitive -ly word part (suffix) meaning in a certain manner non- word part (prefix) meaning not; the opposite quart, quadr- word part meaning four, fourth path, -pathy word part meaning feeling; suffering as in empathic pend word part meaning to hang as in suspend adamant unrelenting; unyielding encountered met; engaged; came upon face to face animosity ill will; antagonistic attitude; hostility eccentric strange; one who deviates from established patterns in odd or whimsical ways tangible touchable; capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch acclaim applaud; praise adjacent next to; bordering engross immerse; engage exploit abuse; impose upon; manipulate methodical orderly; systemized elicit to draw forth or bring out allusion An indirect reference taint defile, stain, contaminate appease To calm, pacify; satisfy syndrome a group of signs and symptoms that occur together and characterize a particular abnormality or condition arbitrary Determined by personal judgment, not rule or reason; based on impulse banal Lacking originality; overused dilemma a situation requiring a difficult choice wary Cautious; on guard inclination a tendency to think, act, or behave in a certain way curt Rudely brief when speaking to someone sabatoge To deliberately destroy or damage demoralize Tweaken the confidence or cheerfulness ofo lower the spirits of; irate Very angry retort To reply, especially in a quick, sharp, or witty way Unit 1 words and definitions