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ELA vocabulary #15
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| authoritative | official, reliable, coming from a source that calls for obedience or belief |
| indisposed | feeling unwell or ill; disinclined or unwilling to do something |
| legitimate | lawful, rightful, reasonable, justifiable |
| coincide | to be in full agreement; to be the same nature, character, or function, to happen at the same time |
| cynical | inclined to believe the worst of people; bitterly mocking or sneering; believing that people are motivated by self-interest |
| despot | a ruler who oppresses his or her subjects, a tyrant |
| patronize | to give one's business to regularly as a customer; to support, provide financial help; to treat someone as an inferior while making a show of being kind or gracious |
| haggle | to argue in a petty way, especially about price |
| hardy | able to bear up under difficult conditions or harsh treatment; brave and tough |
| sagacious | shrewd or clever; wise in a keen, practical way |
| an ______ source | authoritative |
| ________ with a cold | indisposed |
| a ______ criticism | legitimate |
| beliefs that ______________ with ours | coincide |
| a _________ like nero | despot |
| a __________ attitude | cynical |
| _________ over details | haggle |
| _______the local store | patronize |
| a ___________ leader | sagacious |
| a __________ variety of plant | hardy |
| authoritative (spell in syllables) | au-thor-i-ta-tive |
| indisposed | in-dis-posed |
| legitimate | le-git-i-mate |
| coincide | co-in-cide |
| cynical | cy-ni-cal |
| despot | des-pot |
| patronize | pa-tron-ize |
| haggle | hagk-gle |
| hardy | har-dy |
| sagacious | sa-ga-ciou |