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Vocab lists #3-4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Precede | to go or come before |
| Intercede | to come between parties or act as mediator or advocate |
| Concede | to yield to pressure or circumstances |
| Ductile | capable of being molded or shaped |
| Aqueduct | a conduit used to convey water over a long distance; tunnel or bridge |
| Induct | to bring in formally or instal |
| Preclude | to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence make impossible |
| Inconclusive | without final results or outcome |
| Debilitate | to impair the strength of |
| Degenerate | having declined in nature, character, structure, or function from a former state |
| Superfluous | exceeding what is sufficient or necessary |
| Debacle | a sudden violent event that brings about great loss or destruction |
| Subjugate | to bring under control and governance as a subject |
| Subversive | someone who tries to overthrow a governing power |
| Subliminal | functioning outside the are of conscious awareness but acting to influence one's thoughts or feelings |
| Supercilious | having a feeling of superiority that shows itself in an overbearing attitude |