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WAI Lesson 4
| Words | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affect (v) | To influence emotionally or mentally… internally |
| Aversion (n) | A strong dislike |
| Chagrin (n) | A feeling of embarrassment |
| Discriminate (v) | to distinguish, to find difference |
| Effect (v) | to cause something to happen “effect change” |
| Elicit (v) | To draw out or draw forth |
| Elusive (adj) | Hard to catch |
| Entail (v) | Impose, require |
| Fallow (adj) | To leave pasture land unseeded for a season |
| Hazardous (adj) | dangerous, lethal |
| Illicit (adj) | illegal (note the spelling helps remember difference from elicit) |
| Legendary (adj) | outstanding, remembered and remarkable |
| Ludicrous (adj) | absurd |
| Mercenary (adj) | mercantile: profit oriented;materialistic |
| Nether (adj) | below (think of Netherlands or nether world…) |
| Odious (adj) | hateful |
| Provisional (adj) | temporary, conditional |
| Tumultuous (adj) | very noisy and disorganized |
| Usurp (v) | to take with force |
| Vestige (n) | a trace that remains |