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WOTD 4
English 11 Word of the Day 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| wary | careful, cautious |
| compromise | to settle a dispute by terms agreeable to both sides |
| reverence | worship, profound respect |
| digression | straying from the main point |
| incompatible | opposed in nature, not able to live or work together |
| anachronistic | out of date, not attributed to the correct historical period |
| extenuating | excusing, lessening the seriousness of guilt or crime |
| procrastinate | to unnecessarily delay, postpone, or put off |
| reconciliation | the act of agreement after a quarrel, the resolution of a dispute |
| conformist | person who complies with accepted rules and customs |
| fortuitous | happens by luck, fortunate |
| suppress | to do away with by or as by authority, abolish, stop, to keep in, repress |
| arid | extremely dry or deathly boring |
| querulous | complaining, irritable |
| circuitous | indirect, taking the longest route |