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reading 0305 s02 cha
reading 0305 s02 chapter 15 & 16
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| commemorate | to celebrate; to honor the memory of someone or something, as with a ceremony; observe |
| complacent | too much at ease; self-satisfied; feeling too much satisfaction with oneself or one's accomplishments |
| consensus | an unusual idea; an opinion held by everyone(or almost everyone) involved |
| deplete | to use up |
| diligent | steady, determined, and careful in work |
| empathy | a sympathetic understanding; the ability to share in someone else's feelings or thoughts |
| menial | unskilled; not requiring special skills or higher intellectual abilities |
| niche | a suitable place; an activity or situation especially suited to a person |
| transcend | to go past; to rise above or go beyond the limits of; exceed |
| waive | to give up;to willingly give up(as a claim,privilege, or right); do without |
| condone | to excuse; to forgive or overlook |
| contemplate | to consider; to think about seriously |
| feasible | possible; able to be done |
| feign | to fake; to pretendl give a false show of |
| fiscal | financial |
| furtive | sneaky; done or behaving so as not to be noticed; secret |
| gape | to stare; to stare in wonder or amazement, often with one's mouth wide open |
| pathetic | miserable;pitifully inadequate or unsuccessful |
| precedent | a model; anything that may srve as an example in dealing with later similar circumstances |
| punitive | punishing; giving or involving punishment |