Week 4-6 Terms And Definitions

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coerce

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(v) to compel,force(syn:pressure,bully,intimidate,constrain)inclement

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inclement

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(adj) stormy;harsh;severe in attitude or action(syn:bluster,tempestuous,implacable)

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perpetuate

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(v)to make permanent or long lasting(syn:continue,preserve,prolong,indefinitely)

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redress

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(v)to set right,remedy,relief from wrong or injury(syn:rectify,correct,mitigate)

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redress

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(v)to set right,remedy,relief from wrong or injury(syn:rectify,correct,mitigate)

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punitive

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(adj) inflicting or aiming at punishment (syn:penalizing,retaliatory)

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flaunt

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(v) display(something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or administration or to show defiance(syn:parade,exhibit,brandish)

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insufferable

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(adj) too extreme to bear; intolerable (syn:unbearable,oppressive,overwhelming)

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ordiance

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(n) an authoritative order, a decree (syn: edict,law,injunction,order,rule,mandate,directive)

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nonchalant

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(adj) feeling or appearing casually calm and relaxed; not displaying anxiety, interest, or enthusiasm (sun: unconcerned,cool,calm,blase,indifferent)

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vitality

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(n) the capacity to live and develop; power of enduring (syn: liveliness,animation,spirit,vivacity,exuberance

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fallow

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(adj)plowed but not seeded: inactive land left unseeded (syn: unproductive,inert,dormant)

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ascertain

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(v) to find out (syn:discover,determine,establish)

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malevolent

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(adj) spiteful,showing ill will (syn: malicious,wicked,sinister,malignant)

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implicate

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(v) to involve in the nature or operation of something;involve as a consequence or natural inference; incriminating connection

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scrupulous

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(adj) exact,careful,attending thoroughly to details; having high moral standards,principled(syn: painstaking,meticulous,conscientious)

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froth

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(n)bubbles formed in or on a liquid; a film of foam sometimes accompanying disease or exhaustion (syn: lather,spume,suds,surf)

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embellish

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(v)to make beautiful with ornamentation:to heighten the attractiveness of by adding fanciful details (syn: elaborate,embroider,exaggerate,magnify)

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invigorating

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(adj) having an enlivening or stimulating effect

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qualm

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(n) a feeling of uneasiness about a point especially of conscience or propriety; disturbing emotion (syn:compunction,misgiving,scruple)

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manipulate

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(v) to treat or operate with or as if with the hands or by mechanical means especially in a skillful manner; to manage or utilize skillfully (syn: exploit,play{upon})

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affiliated

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(v) associated;connected (syn: attached,related,joined)

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expunge

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(v) to erase, obliterate, destroy (syn: delete,efface,annihilate)

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venial

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(adj) easily excused; pardonable (syn: excusable,forgivable)

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altruistic

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(adj) unselfish, concerned with the welfare of others (syn: selfless)

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chivalrous

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(adj) marked by honor,courtesy, and courage; knightly (syn:gallant,civil,valiant)

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enthrall

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(v) to hold spellbound (syn: bedazzle, enchant, fascinate, mesmerize)

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intensity

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(n) the quality or state of being intense;extreme degree of strength,force,energy,or feeling (syn: ardor,fervency,passion,vehemence,enthusiasm

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overture

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(n) an initiative toward agreement or action;something introductory (syn: preamble,preliminary,prelude,prologue,warm-up)

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malady

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(n) a disease or disorder of the animal body; an unwholesome or disordered condition (syn: ailment,complication,disorder,infirmity)

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vigilant

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(adj) alertly watchful especially to avoid danger (syn:attentive,observant,watchful)