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Zboril Eng 4 Voc 5-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| despondent | feeling or showing profound hopelessness; dejection |
| reciprocate | to give, feel in return |
| supplant | to take the place of another, as through force |
| scintillating | to emit sparks |
| pertinent | pertaining directly and significantly to the matter at hand |
| complacent | pleased, especially with oneself without concern |
| cajole | to persuade by flattery or promises |
| hamper | to hold back; hinder; impede |
| adamant | utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion; flexible |
| emulate | to imitate in an effort to equal or surpass |
| obdurate | unmoved by persuasion or pity; unyielding |
| duress | compulsion by threat or force; coercion |
| endurance | the fact or power of bearing pain, hardship or adversity |
| penance | a punishment undergone as penitence for sin |
| penitent | feeling or expressing sorrow for sin or wrongdoing |
| endemic | natural to or characteristic of a particular place |
| demographic | the statistical data of a population |
| demagogue | a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power by arousing people's emotions |
| pandemic | prevalent throughout an entire country, continent or world |
| epidemic | affecting many individuals at the same time and spreading from person to person |