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Voc. Unit 2

Chapters 7-11

QuestionAnswer
Concede To admit to something
Conservative Tending to resist change; favoring traditional values and views
Contrary Totally different; opposite; conflicting
Denounce To openly condemn; express disapproval of
Deter To prevent or discourage
Disclose To reveal; make known
Scapegoat Someone blamed for the mistakes of others
Superficial Lacking depth or meaning; shallow
Sustain To keep something going; continue
Transition A change from one activity, condition, or location to another
Compensate To make suitable payment to; pay; repay
Conceive To think of; imagine
Derive To receive from a source; get
Diversity Variety
Inhibit To hold back; prevent
Moderate Medium; average; not extreme in quality, degree, or amount
Supplement To add to, especially to make up for a lack
Surpass To do better than; go beyond in achievement or quality
Tentative Not definite; not final
Verify To test ot check the truth or accuracy of something; prove
Alter To change
Ample More than enough; plenty
Blunt Straightforward and brief, often rudely so
Chronic Continuing; lasting a long time; constant
Chronological In the time order in which events happened
Optimist Someone who expects a good outcome; a hopeful person
Pretense A false show or claim
Prolong To make something last longer
Refrain To hold oneself back from doing something
Remorse A strong feeling of regret and guilt
Acute Severe; sharp
Anonymous Created or given by an unknown or unidentified person
Apprehensive Frightened; uneasy; anxious
Arrogant Filled with self-importance; overly proud and vain
Bestow To give, as an honor or a giftl award
Donor A person who gives or contributes
Phobia A continuing, abnormally extreme fear of a particular situation or thing
Prominent Very noticable; obvious
Prudent Cautious; careful; wise
Recipient A person who receives
Created by: CRMS English 7
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