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lesson 20
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| alienate | to cause to feel unfriendly where friendliness once existed; to cause to feel alone-cut off from |
| fervent | having or showing great warmth or deep feeling |
| forbearance | showing self control or patience |
| gullible | easily tricked or cheated; too trusting |
| hindrance | any person or thing that is an obstacle |
| inflammatory | causing anger or trouble |
| ordain | to order or prearrange OR to install as a minister, priest, or rabbi often in a special ceremony |
| ovation | an enthusiastic reception; long and loud applause |
| overt | not hidden; public |
| recant | to take back an opinion or statement; to confess to being wrong |
| rejoinder | a reply to what has been said |
| reproach | to find fault with; to blame |
| servile | like a slave; excessively humble |
| surpass | to exceed or go beyond |
| villify | to make a vicious remarks about someone in a way that damages that person's character; to slander |