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entreat
Verb
Root: Treat- to drag, draw
To ask urgently
gratuity
Noun
Root: Grat- greatful, pleasing
Tip
medieval
Adj.
Roots: Medi- middle/ Eval- ages
Associated with the Middle Ages
fortify
Verb
Roots: Fort= strong/ Fy- to do, to make
To strengthen, encourage
multilateral
Adj.
Roots: Mult- many/ Later- side
Many sides of participants
minutiae
Noun
Synonym: Small, unimportant details
Antonym: Major, big details
exculpate
Verb
Synonym: Remove blame from
Antonym: To blame someone
affable
Adj.
Synonym: Agreeable, friendly
Antonym: Disagreeable, mean
advent
Verb
Synonym: Arrival
Antonym: Leaving, departure
fortitude
Noun
Synonym: Grit, backbone, strenghth of mind
Antonym: Weak, scared
fortify
Verb
The soldiers had to fortify their defenses, so that the enemies couldn't advance.
gratitude
Noun
My gratitude grew for the girl when she helped me up after I fell.
besiege
Verb
I was besieged with so many ideas from others for my party that I got annoyed.
affable
Adj.
I was very affable when it came to getting good grades in school.
exculpate
Verb
i had to exculpate my friend when she was blamed for doing somehting wrong.