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Honors Unit 6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| adjacent | lying near; adjoining |
| candor | sincerity; honesty |
| compassion | awareness and sympathy for the suffering of another |
| democratic | of or for the people; pertaining to government by the people |
| disperse | to scatter; to distribute |
| doleful | causing grief; sad |
| duress | a threat of harm forcing someone to act against his or her will |
| irk | to annoy; to irritate |
| ratify | to approve formally; to sanction |
| sobriety | 1. a seriousness in manner 2. a state of abstinence from drugs or alcohol |
| stagnate | to become inactive or motionless |
| subordinate | (adj) of lower importance or rank; subject to the control of another |
| subordinate | (n) one who is under the control of another |
| talon | a claw of a bird of prey or similar animal |
| taut | pulled, drawn, or stretched tight |
| wallow | to roll about in something unclean |