Vocabulary from Readings, Part 3

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  1. context
    the set of facts or circumstances that surround a situation
  2. expound
    add details to clarify an idea
  3. amiably
    in a friendly manner
  4. flaxen
    pale yellowish to yellowish brown
  5. momentous
    of very great significance
  6. reverence
    a feeling of profound respect for someone or something
  7. reminiscent
    serving to bring to mind
  8. articulate
    express or state clearly
  9. pastiche
    a work of art that imitates the style of some previous work
  10. recurrent
    happening again and again
  11. obliterate
    remove completely from recognition or memory
  12. intricate
    having many complexly arranged elements; elaborate
  13. auditory
    of or relating to the process of hearing
  14. neural
    of or relating to the nervous system
  15. focal
    of or relating to a focus
  16. gradient
    a graded change in the magnitude of something
  17. contrived
    showing effects of planning or manipulation
  18. aurora
    bands of light caused by charged solar particles
Created on Thu Oct 15 15:42:31 EDT 2020

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