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laville vocab 789
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| compliance | obedience |
| presumptuous | boldly improper |
| propitiate | to soothe or calm |
| tractable | manageable |
| volition | one's own free will or choosing |
| acquiesce | to accept of agree |
| adamant | stubborn unyielding |
| balk | to stop short |
| camaraderie | good will, friendliness |
| cantankerous | quarrelsome |
| liability | a handicap |
| mandatory | required |
| negligence | lack of proper care or attention |
| onerous | difficult to bear |
| remiss | lax or careless |
| accountable | responsible |
| assiduous | conscientious |
| default | the failure to fulfill an obligation |
| feckless | ineffective |
| incumbent | holding an office or position |
| rebuke | to criticize sharply |
| revulsion | intense disgust |
| scurrilous | vulgar, abusive |
| spurn | to reject scornfully |
| vitriolic | very harsh, bitter |
| aspersions | damaging remarks, slanders |
| compunction | unease due to guilt |
| derision | ridicule |
| disapprobation | moral disapproval |
| ostracize | to banish, exclude, or shun |