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Unit One Vocabulary

Unit One Vocabulary. Week Eight. Absolve (verb). pardon/forgive. antipathy (noun). s trong dislike/hatred. antipodes (noun). direct opposites . Hot and cold are antipodes. indigent ( adjective). poor/penniless The indigent man slept on the street. infringe (Verb).

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Unit One Vocabulary

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  1. Unit One Vocabulary Week Eight

  2. Absolve (verb) • pardon/forgive .

  3. antipathy (noun) • strong dislike/hatred

  4. antipodes(noun) • direct opposites . Hot and cold are antipodes.

  5. indigent(adjective) • poor/penniless The indigent man slept on the street.

  6. infringe(Verb) • encroach/trespass

  7. Nettle (verb) • irritate/bother Tim loves to nettle his younger brother.

  8. ostensible(adjective) • apparent but not necessarily true Tim’s ostensible reason for losing weight was to improve his health; however, I have since learned that a girl named Melissa was his real motivation.

  9. Retroactive(adjective) • applying to a period prior to enactment According to the terms of the new contract, our raise will be retroactive to the first of the year.

  10. specious(adjective) • Something that seems true, but is deliberately misleading/false .

  11. subjugate(verb) • enslave • tame Never allow anyone to subjugate you.

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