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English lesson 19
Vocabulary for Power Plus, book 1, lesson 19
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| tantamount | of essentially equal value or significance |
| subversive | in opposition to authority or government |
| conducive | tending to cause or bring about |
| amenable | agreeable, responsive to suggestion or advice |
| stricture | a restraint or limit |
| sedentary | characterized by or requiring sitting; motionless |
| influx | Antonym is outflow |
| rigorous | severe, relentless; ;harsh |
| patina | a sheen on a surface resulting from age and use |
| placebo | a fake drug used in the testing of medication |
| junta | a military group ruling a country after seizing power |
| pinnacle | Antonym is nadir |
| mollify | Antonym is enrage. |
| perjury | the act of lying under oath |
| plaintive | expressing sorrow, mournful |