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Vocab #16 LAST ONE!
for honors english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| ambulatory | adj-able to walk about |
| preamble | noun-A preliminary statement in speech or writing; an introductory part |
| recalcitrant | adj-Stubbornly resistant to authority or guidance -Hard to manage |
| constituent | adj-Serving as necessary part of whole noun-A voter of a fistrict repesnted by an elected offical |
| desist | verb-to cease doing soemthing; to forbear, to abstain |
| destitute | adj-altogether lacking -poverty stricken |
| interstice | noun-Intervening speace; a chink; a crevice |
| obstinate | adj-Very stubborn; inflexible -diffcult to control or subdue |
| oust | verb- to force out of a position or place |
| prostitute | verb-to sell oneself or ones talents to unworthy cause. |
| restitution | noun-Restoration of a thing to its proper owner -Repayment or repair for injury or damage |
| restive | adj-Uneasy; restless -unruly |
| stance | noun-The position of the body and the feet while standing -an emotional or mental attitude |
| static | adj-At rest; unmoving -pertaining to electric charges |
| subsist | verb-To exist; to be -to be sustained to live |