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reading 0305 s03
reading 0305 s03 chapter 13&14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| congenial | agreeable or pleasant in character;friendly;sociable |
| prompt | to urge into action;motivate |
| reprisal | the paying back of one injury or bad deed with another |
| impasse | a situation with no way out;dead end |
| rapport | relationship,especially one that is close,trusting,or sympathetic |
| endow | to provide with a talent or quality |
| disdain | an attitude or feeling of contempt;scorn |
| expulsion | the act or condition of being forced to leave |
| ominous | threatening harm or evil;menacing |
| divulge | to reveal;make known |
| averse | having a feeling of dislike or dstaste for something |
| mortify | to humiliate or embarrasss |
| detract | to lessen what is admirable or worthwhile about something |
| elation | afeeling of great joy or pride |
| nullify | to make legally ineffective;cancel |
| perception | insight or understanding gainedthrough observation;impression |
| prone | having a tendency;inclined(to do something) |
| relentless | persistent;continuous |
| rationale | the underlying reasons for something;logical basis |
| flippant | disrespectful and not serious enough |