Vocab Lesson 12

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Aftermath

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noun- A result of an action often a negative one

"The aftermath of the divorce left all involved devastated."

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Aphorism

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noun- a short statement of truth

"At the fine dinner table, my dad often recited aphorism he'd learned in childhood."

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Catharsis

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noun/adjective- a release of emotion that relieves tension.

"The writer used journaling as a catharsis. Without it, he knew he'd go insane."

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Cohort

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Noun- A group or member of a group sharing a cause.

"The police arrested the gang's leader and his cohorts."

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Culpable

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Adj- Deserving of blame

"He's more culpable than the others because he's old enough to know better."

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Diabolical

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Adj- Having qualities of a devil

"The police quickly mobilized to track down the diabolical serial killer"

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Enormity

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Noun- A greatness of size, scope, extent, or influence.

"They didn't fully grasp the enormity of their decision"

"The singer did not realize the enormity of her influence. Now everyone wanted to wear raw meat."

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Gibe

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(Noun)Verb- To utter taunting sarcastic words

(insult, tease)

"The cruel gibes of the schoolchildren made the substitute teacher cry."

"Joey wondered what he'd down to deserve the gibes of the football team."

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Innocuous

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Adj- Unlikely to hurt

"He told a few innocuous jokes"

"The telemarketers questions seemed innocuous, but i still felt uneasy giving him any info."

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Necessitate

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Verb- to make necessary; required

"New safety regulations necessitated adding a railing to the stairs."

"Getting new shoes would necessitate another trip to the mall"

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Odyssey

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noun- a long wandering or voyage usually marked by many changes of fortune

"The story is about the emotional odyssey experienced by a teenage girl."

"The spiritual odyssey of the deeply religious"

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Partisan

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noun- an adherent or supporter of a person, group, party, or cause, esp. a person who shows a biased, emotional allegiance.

adj- of, pertaining to, or characteristic of partisans; partial to a specific party, person, etc. " partisan politics"

"The leader promised to consider the views of people from both parties. However, he sure seems to be engaging in partisan politics as usual."

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Posterity

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Noun- all future generations

"Posterity will remember her as a woman of courage and integrity."

"The truth about what happened will be known to posterity"

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Premeditated

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Adj- characterized by fully conscious willful intent and a measure of forethought and planning "premeditated murder"

"The man was charged with premeditated murder."

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Scurrilous

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Adj- vulgar and evil

"scurrilous imposters who used a religious exterior to rob poor people"

"Scurrilous attacks on the senator"