Wordly Wise 8, Lesson 20

JMcBeach (United States of America)
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  1. alienate
    arouse hostility or indifference in
  2. fervent
    characterized by intense emotion
  3. fervor
    feelings of great warmth and intensity
  4. forbearance
    a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges
  5. forbear
    refrain from doing
  6. gullible
    naive and easily deceived or tricked
  7. hindrance
    any obstruction that impedes or is burdensome
  8. inflammatory
    inciting action or rebellion
  9. ordain
    invest with ministerial or priestly authority
  10. ovation
    enthusiastic recognition
  11. overt
    open and observable; not secret or hidden
  12. recant
    formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief
  13. rejoinder
    a quick reply to a question or remark
  14. reproach
    express criticism towards
  15. servile
    submissive or fawning in attitude or behavior
  16. surpass
    be or do something to a greater degree
  17. vilify
    spread negative information about
Created on Thu Oct 03 23:58:16 EDT 2013

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