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M-W Vocab Unit 01 40 words

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  1. antebellum
    belonging to a period before a war especially the American Civil War
  2. bellicose
    having or showing a ready disposition to fight
  3. belligerence
    hostile or warlike attitude or nature
  4. rebellion
    organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
  5. pacify
    cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of
  6. pacifism
    the doctrine that all violence is unjustifiable
  7. pact
    a written agreement between two states or sovereigns
  8. appease
    make peace with
  9. hostage
    a prisoner who is held by one party to insure that another party will meet specified terms
  10. hospice
    a lodging for travelers (especially one kept by a monastic order)
  11. hostel
    a hotel providing overnight lodging for travelers
  12. inhospitable
    not hospitable
  13. amicable
    characterized by friendship and good will
  14. enamor
    attract; cause to be enamored
  15. inimical
    not friendly
  16. paramour
    a woman's lover
  17. criminology
    the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
  18. decriminalize
    make legal
  19. incriminate
    suggest that someone is guilty
  20. recrimination
    mutual accusations
  21. approbation
    official approval
  22. disprove
    prove to be false
  23. probity
    complete and confirmed integrity; having strong moral principles
  24. reprobate
    a person without moral scruples
  25. gravid
    in an advanced stage of pregnancy
  26. gravitas
    formality in bearing and appearance
  27. gravitate
    move toward
  28. gravity
    (physics) the force of attraction between all masses in the universe; especially the attraction of the earth's mass for bodies near its surface
  29. alleviate
    provide physical relief, as from pain
  30. elevate
    raise from a lower to a higher position
  31. leavening
    a substance used to produce fermentation in dough or a liquid
  32. levity
    a manner lacking seriousness
  33. cicerone
    a guide who conducts and informs sightseers
  34. hector
    be bossy towards
  35. hedonism
    an ethical system that evaluates the pursuit of pleasure as the highest good
  36. Nestor
    (Greek mythology) a wise old counselor to the Greeks at Troy
  37. Spartan
    of or relating to or characteristic of Sparta or its people
  38. stentorian
    used of the voice
  39. stoic
    seeming unaffected by pleasure or pain; impassive
  40. sybaritic
    displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses