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This vocabulary lesson introduces essential terms from the third week, perfect for expanding your lexicon. Learn the meanings of "esoteric," known only to a select few, and "exonerate," which means to free from guilt. Discover words like "expunge," "facade," and "faux," as well as verbs such as "forebode" and "glean." Understand the significance of "frivolous" and "furtive" to enrich your communications and comprehension. This guide will help you master these terms, making your language skills more adept and nuanced.
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Week 3 Vocab. Petra Lyons 3rd block February 27th, 2013
Esoteric (Adj) Understand by only a select few
Exonerate (v) To free from guilt or blame; exculpate
Expunge (v) To obliterate (disappear) to eradicate (do away with)
Facade (n) A deceptive appearance or attitude
Faux (Adj) False
Forebode (v) To be an omen of; to protect, to foretell
Frivolous (Adj) Of a little Importance; trifling
Furtive (Adj) Secretive; sly
Genre (n) Kind, type
Glean (v) To gather slowly and laboriously, bit by bit; to learn, discover, or find out, usually little by little or slowly