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Vocab 2
Chapters 11-17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Succumb | Fail to resist pressure or temptation |
| Detain | Keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back |
| Insubordinate | Defiant of authority; disobedient to orders |
| Impulsive | Acting or done without thinking beforehand |
| Conviction | a declaration that someone is guilty of a criminal offense, made by the verdict of a jury or the decision of a judge in a court of law. |
| Dreary | Dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing |
| Inevitable | certain to happen; unavoidable |
| Unfazed/unfazed | not disconcerted or perturbed |
| Vigorous/Vigorously | strong, healthy, and full of energy |
| Encounter | unexpectedly experience or be faced with (something difficult or hostile) |
| Remediation | the action of remedying something |
| Adequate | satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity |
| Constantly | continuously over a period of time |
| Arrogant | having/revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities |
| Retribution | punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act |