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WBTS Ch. 11-17
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| succumb | fail to resist pressure, temptation, or some other negative force |
| detain | keep (someone) from proceeding; hold back |
| insubordinate | defiant of authority; disobedient to orders |
| impulsive | acting or done without forethought |
| conviction | a formal declaration that someone is guilty |
| dreary | dull, bleak, and lifeless; depressing |
| inevitable | a situation that is unavoidable |
| unfazed | not disconcerted or perturbed/ too nonchalant to care |
| encounter | an unexpected or casual meeting with someone or something |
| remediation | the action of remedying something, in particular of reversing or stopping environmental damage/TO FIX |
| adequate | satisfactory or acceptable in quality or quantity/something enough for your needs |
| constantly | continuously over a period of time; always/ codas and repeat signs |
| arrogant | having or revealing an exaggerated sense of one's own importance or abilities/traits of an annoying person |
| retribution | punishment inflicted on someone as vengeance for a wrong or criminal act |