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Lesson 7,8,9

Vocabulary

QuestionAnswer
Attacks on a person's character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks aspersions
a strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience or pang of the guilt compunction
hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule derision
moral disapproval disapprobation
to banish or exclude from a group; to shun ostracize
to criticize sharply; strong criticism rebuke
a sudden, intense feeling of disgust revulsion
vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul-mouthed scurrilous
to reject scornfully spurn
intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging vitriolic
Responsible; required to answer for one's actions. Explainable accountable
giving constant attention; hard-working; conscientious assiduous
a situation that remains in effect unless specifically sen in some other way default
Ineffective; feeble; useless feckless
imposed as a duty or an obligation incumbent
a legal responsibility or obligation liability
required or commanded by authority mandatory
Neglect; lack of proper care or attention negligence
difficult to bear, carry, or do; troublesome; burdensome onerous
lax or careless in attending to duty remiss
to agree or accept passively or without protest acquiesce
stubbornly determined; not swayed by pleas, appeals, or reason adamant
to stubbornly refuse or do something balk
comradeship; lighthearted good will camaraderie
disagreeable; bad-tempered; likely to quarrel cantankerous
the act of going along with a request, demand, or rule; obedience compliance
excessively bold or foreword; going beyond what is proper or right presumptuous
to soothe bad feelings; to appease; to regain friendship or good will propitiate
easily managed or controlled tractable
the power of choosing or deciding; free will volition
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