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lesson 20
Question | Answer |
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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 |