Vocabulary for Achievement Lesson 5-10

Huang J. (United States of America)
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  1. assertive
    aggressively self-assured
  2. brazen
    not held back by conventional ideas of behavior
  3. complaisant
    showing a cheerful willingness to do favors for others
  4. docile
    easily handled or managed
  5. flamboyant
    elaborately or excessively ornamented
  6. intrepid
    invulnerable to fear or intimidation
  7. mellow
    having a full and pleasing flavor through proper aging
  8. pacific
    disposed to peace or of a peaceful nature
  9. strident
    unpleasantly loud and harsh
  10. unabashed
    not embarrassed
  11. didactic
    instructive, especially excessively
  12. edify
    make understand
  13. elucidate
    make clear and comprehensible
  14. erudite
    having or showing profound knowledge
  15. esoteric
    understandable only by an enlightened inner circle
  16. imbue
    spread or diffuse through
  17. indoctrinate
    teach uncritically
  18. pedagogy
    the profession of a teacher
  19. pedantic
    marked by a narrow focus on or display of learning
  20. pundit
    an expert who publicly gives opinions via mass media
  21. aegis
    armor plate that protects the chest
  22. amends
    something done or paid to make up for a wrong
  23. conciliatory
    making or willing to make concessions
  24. conducive
    tending to bring about; being partly responsible for
  25. extricate
    release from entanglement or difficulty
  26. importune
    beg persistently and urgently
  27. mediate
    act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
  28. mitigate
    lessen or to try to lessen the seriousness or extent of
  29. patronize
    treat condescendingly
  30. renovate
    restore to a previous or better condition
  31. austerity
    excessive sternness
  32. depreciate
    decline in value
  33. equity
    the quality of being fair, reasonable, or impartial
  34. frugal
    avoiding waste
  35. indigent
    poor enough to need help from others
  36. munificent
    given or giving freely, generously, or without restriction
  37. pecuniary
    relating to or involving money
  38. recession
    the act of returning control
  39. remunerate
    make payment to; compensate
  40. solvent
    capable of meeting financial obligations
  41. acrimonious
    marked by strong resentment or cynicism
  42. chastise
    scold or criticize severely
  43. debunk
    expose while ridiculing
  44. derogatory
    expressive of low opinion
  45. disparage
    express a negative opinion of
  46. harass
    annoy continually or chronically
  47. impugn
    attack as false or wrong
  48. innuendo
    an indirect and usually malicious implication
  49. invective
    abusive language used to express blame or censure
  50. vilify
    spread negative information about
  51. affect
    have an influence upon
  52. effect
    a phenomenon that is caused by some previous phenomenon
  53. depredation
    an act of plundering and pillaging and marauding
  54. deprivation
    the disadvantage that results from losing something
  55. disinterested
    unaffected by concern for one's own welfare
  56. uninterested
    not having or showing a sense of concern or curiosity
  57. emigrate
    leave one's country of residence for a new one
  58. immigrate
    come into a new country and change residency
  59. precede
    be earlier in time
  60. proceed
    move ahead; travel onward in time or space
Created on Sat Nov 23 07:49:36 EST 2013

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