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Understanding Advanced Vocabulary: Key Terms for Effective Communication

This vocabulary unit focuses on advanced terms essential for enhancing your language skills. Explore words such as "acquiescence," meaning compliance without protest, and "acrimonious," which describes stinging or bitter expressions. Discover terms like "apprehension," denoting fear of future trouble, and "begrudge," illustrating jealousy of others' fortunes. Analyze the meanings of "hypocrite," "indulge," and "prejudice," each revealing complexities of human behavior. Learn to use these nuanced words in context for clearer communication and improved understanding.

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Understanding Advanced Vocabulary: Key Terms for Effective Communication

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  1. Vocab unit 4 advanced

  2. Acquiescence(Ack wee essence) Compliance; doing something without protest

  3. Acrimonious Stinging or bitter in nature, speech, or behavior

  4. Apprehension Fear of future trouble

  5. Begrudge To be jealous of the pleasure or good fortune of someone else

  6. countenance Facial expression

  7. defendant A person brought against a claim

  8. dispel To cause to vanish

  9. encumber To block or slow down

  10. improbable Unlikely to happen

  11. hypocrite A person who pretends to have virtues, morals, or beliefs that he or she does not actually possess

  12. indulge To satisfy a need or urge

  13. irrelevant Not important to what is at hand

  14. pauper A poor person

  15. prejudice An unfavorable opinion formed without knowledge or reason

  16. stealthy Secrecy, sneaky

  17. subsequent Occurring after

  18. subtle Difficult to perceive or understand

  19. sustain To support

  20. tranquil Peaceful, quiet, calm

  21. turbulent Not controlled or not calm

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