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Vocab. 9
Vocab. Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Ignominious | Characterized by or associated with disgrace dishonor or shame; humiliating; deserving of disgrace; contemptible |
| Prevalent | Accepted or used or practiced by most people |
| Amenable | Readily giving in or agreeing |
| Reverberate | To reflect sound; echo; bounce back and forth |
| Circumvent | To manage to avoid or evade esp. by clever maneuvering; to go around; skirt; bypass. |
| Contradiction | The act of contradicting or the condition of being contradicted; a condition in which two things are in opposition to each other; inconsistency |
| Intimidation | The act of causing someone to become frightened |
| Derive | To receive or obtain from a source |
| Discern | 1. detect with the senses; 2. to distinguish mentally;m 3. to recognize as separate or different. |
| Warily | In a cautious or watchful manner |