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E10 List #6
"By Any Other Name"
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| assembled | gathered together |
| attain | achieve, accomplish |
| civil service | a government job |
| detached | not connected or emotionally involved |
| dynamics | the way things go together and interact |
| establishment | a place of business |
| headmistress | principal [headmaster, if male] |
| inattentive | not paying attention |
| incomprehensible | not understandable |
| intensity | strength |
| intimidated | scared, nervous |
| object (v.) | disagree; show disapproval |
| particularly | especially |
| peculiar | strange |
| precarious | risky; not stable |
| proceedings | things that are going on |
| reasonable | fair and sensible |
| remarkable | unusual, extraordinary |
| siesta | an afternoon nap |
| valid | founded on fact or evidence |