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TiennyBier SAT 5
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| compliant | a complying obeying, obliging, or yielding, especially in a submissive way |
| intractable | a not easily controlled or directed; not docile or manageable; stubborn; obstinate |
| morbid | a suggesting an unhealthy mental state or attitude; unwholesomely gloomy, sensitive, extreme, etc. |
| moribund | a in a dying state; near death. |
| fecund | a producing or capable of producing offspring, fruit, vegetation, etc., in abundance; prolific; fruitful |
| alacritous | n cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness |
| agile | a quick and well-coordinated in movement; lithe |
| decorous | a characterized by dignified propriety in conduct, manners, appearance, character, etc. |
| demure | a characterized by shyness and modesty; reserved. |
| demur | vw to make objection, especially on the grounds of scruples; take exception; object |
| scruples | n a moral or ethical consideration or standard that acts as a restraining force or inhibits certain actions. |
| vacuous | a without contents; empty |
| integrity | n adherence to moral and ethical principles; soundness of moral character; honesty. |
| indefatigable | a incapable of being tired out; not yielding to fatigue; untiring. |
| heresy | n opinion or doctrine at variance with the orthodox or accepted doctrine, especially of a church or religious system. |
| orthodox | a of, pertaining to, or conforming to the approved form of any doctrine, philosophy, ideology, etc. |
| mutiny | n revolt or rebellion against constituted authority, especially by sailors against their officers. |
| acquit | vo to relieve from a charge of fault or crime; declare not guilty |
| exonerate | vo to clear, as of an accusation; free from guilt or blame; exculpate |
| impunity | n exemption from punishment. |
| maverick | a unorthodox, unconventional, nonconformist |
| mawkish | a characterized by sickly sentimentality; weakly emotional; maudlin. |
| sentiment | n an attitude toward something; regard; opinion. |
| libertine | n a person who is morally or sexually unrestrained, especially a dissolute man; a profligate; rake. |
| provincial | a belonging or peculiar to some particular province local |
| apprehend | vo to take into custody; arrest by legal warrant or authority |
| apprehensive | a uneasy or fearful about something that might happen |
| empathy | n the intellectual identification with or vicarious experiencing of the feelings, thoughts, or attitudes of another. |
| contrite | a caused by or showing sincere remorse. |
| repent | vw to feel sorry, self-reproachful, or contrite for past conduct; regret or be conscience-stricken about a past action, attitude, etc. (often followed by ) |
| penitent | a feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing and disposed to atonement and amendment; repentant; contrite. |
| chronicle | n a chronological record of events; a history. |
| lament | vo to feel or express sorrow or regret for |
| deplore | vo to regret deeply or strongly; lament |
| bemoan | vo to express distress or grief over; lament |
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