Tuesday, November 4, 2014

New Vocabulary

Palliate (verb) - to make less severe  
Confiscate (verb) - to seize
Inundate (verb) - to overwhelm 
Deprecate (verb) - express disapproval of
Exonerate (verb) - free from blame or guilt  
Capitulate (verb) - to surrender unconditionally  
Svelte (adj) - elegant and slender
Diurnal (adj) - of during the day 
Canopy (noun) - a cloth hung over something 
Patrimony (noun) - something inherited by a male ancestor

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