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Vocab 21 & 22
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Clemency (n) | Mercy;Leniency; Mildness of temper toward offenders ant. harshness |
| Condone (v) | Forgive; Overlook; Pardon; Excuse |
| Incarceration (n) | Imprisonment; Confinement |
| Peevish (adj) | Cross; irritable; ill-empered; fretful |
| Prone (adj) | 1. Inclined; apt; likely 2. Lying face downward |
| Repugnant (adj) | Offensive to one's taste or feelings; objectionable; distateful; disgusting |
| Somber (adj) | 1.Dark and gloomy; dimly lighted ant. bright 2. Depressing; Meancholy ant. Cheerful |
| Spurn (v) | Refuse with contempt; scorn;reject; decline ant. accept |
| Succumb (v) | 1. Yield; give in to overpowering force; submit 2. Perish; die |
| Sustain (v) | Withstand; endure 2. Support; keep going; maintain |
| Incelement (adj) | Stormy; rough; severe |
| Sustenance (n) | Food; nourishment |
| Curtai (v) | Cut short; reduce; abridge ant. Prolong; extend |
| Deference (n) | Respect; yielding to the will or opinion of another; courteous; regard; honor ant. Disrespect |
| Enhance (v) | Make greater; increase; augment; improve ant. Reduce |
| Flout (v) | Show contempt for; Mock; Scoff at; show disrespect for ant. revere; respect |
| Futile (adj) | Ineffective; serving no useful purpose; useless; fruitless ant. effective; fruitful |
| Hale (adj) | Healthy; well; vigorous; free from disease |
| Inception (n) | Beginning; origin; start ant. termination |
| Persevere (v) | Persist; Continue in a course of action in spite of difficulty, opposition, or discouragement |
| Pliable (adj) | 1. Easy to influence or persuade; yielding ant. Obstinate 2. Easily bent; flexible |
| Shield (v) | defend; Protect; serve as a shield (protective cover) for ant. expose |