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Eng.II.Week 9

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(v.) to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant; to kill annihilate
(n) an act of granting or yielding; something granted or yielded; a privilege, such as the right to use land, granted for a specific purpose. concession
(v) to destroy or kill a large part of decimate
(n.) a turning aside, as of traffic or attention; a game or pastime; a recreation diversion
(v.) to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or cleverness; to avoid doing or answering something directly. evade
(adj.) obviously bad; notorious; outrageous flagrant
(n.) quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; impudence insolence
(n.) state of being restrained, avoidance of excess; presiding over, as a meeting; mediation moderation
(adj.) having a tendency, inclined; lying flat, face down prone
(v.) to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing; (n.) the removal of members by a higher authority purge
(n.) a lenient or merciful act; mildness, as of weather clemency
(v.) to object or oppose, not to approve; (n.) a difference of opinion, protest dissent
(n.) the act of holding back; an inner belief, feeling or force that checks one’s actions, thoughts, or feelings inhibition
(adj.) required; obligatory mandatory
(n.) a distinctive personal trait; an idiosyncrasy; an exaggerated or unnatural style or habit, as in speech or dress mannerism
(adj.) extremely careful; overly precise or fussy about details meticulous
(n.) a person opposed to force as a way of settling disputes; one who reffuses to bear arms in a war pacifist
(n.) the code prescribing formal etiquette & precedence for official ceremonies & dealings, as with diplomats & the military; an original draft or record of a negotiation or document protocol
(n.) obedience; humbleness submission
(n.) final demand or proposition ultimatum
Created by: gheffner
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