vocabulary unit #5
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- Cajole
- to persuade by using flattery
- exhort
- to urge strongly
- coerce
- to persuade through the use of force
- induce
- to cause
- coax
- to persuade by using flattery
- provoke
- to stir up; to excite
- obligatory
- required
- wheedle
- to influence by flattery
- goad
- to urge into action
- begrudge
- to give in to something reluctantly
- spur
- to goad into action
- prerequisite
- a requirement
- resigned
- accepting of one's fate
- tactile
- able to be sensed by touch
- olfactory
- relating to the sense of smell
- gustatory
- relating to the sense of taste
- auditory
- relating to the sense of hearing
- discern
- to perceive as separate; to sense keenly
- pungent
- having a sharp or irritating odor
- palpable
- detectable by touch
- ascertain
- to learn for certain
- savory
- pleasant tasting; appetizing
- putrid
- rotten; having a foul odor
- perceptive
- able to perceive; aware
- perceive
- to become aware
- aural
- relating to the sense of hearing
- tangible
- detectable by touch
- thwart
- to stop something before it is able to succeed
- abstain
- to refrain from action
- deterrent
- something that acts to discourage
- impede
- to slow the progress of, to block
- hinder
- to slow the progress of, to block
- curtail
- to make less
- impediment
- something that works to impede progress
- stymie
- to present an obstacle to
- dissuade
- to persuade not to do something
- refrain
- to hold back from doing
- abstinence
- the voluntary avoidance of something
- tentative
- uncertain
- hamper
- to restrict the progress of
- destitute
- completely penniless
- frugal
- economical; good with money
- remuneration
- payment for services
- impecunious
- without money
- improvident
- excessive thriftiness
- parsimony
- excessive thriftiness
- venal
- able to be bribed
- thrifty
- economical; good with money
- pauper
- an extremely poor individual
- mercenary
- one who gives his services to the highest bidder
- perquisite
- payment or privilege received in addition to wages
- insolvent
- bankrupt
- indigent
- impoverished, poor
- pecuniary
- pertaining to money
- prophecy
- a prediction of the future
- harbinger
- a precursor
- augur
- to predict the future
- premonition
- a forewarning
- portend
- to give advance warning
- prescient
- having knowledge of future events
- omen
- a sign of something to come
- foresight
- the ability to see things coming
- clairvoyant
- one with great foresight
- portent
- an omen of a future event
- preempt
- to block by acting first
- premeditate
- to plan ahead of time
- prophetic
- able to tell the future
- bode
- to be an omen for something
- archaic
- ancient
- relic
- an object from an ancient time
- decrepit
- worn out from old age or use
- antiquated
- obsolete; outdated
- antiediluvian
- very old
- defunct
- no longer in existence
- perpetuate
- to keep from dying out
- outmoded
- out of fashion; obsolete
- artifact
- an object of historical interest
- obsolete
- outmoded
- dilapidated
- worn out from old age or use
- threadbare
- shabby; worn down such that the threads show
- archive
- a collection of historically interesting material
- apathy
- lack of feeling; lack of interest
- apprehensive
- anxious about what is to come
- contrite
- repentant
- lament
- to mourn, to show sorrow
- console
- to comfort
- impassive
- lacking emotion
- ignominy
- humiliation; shame
- pathos
- pity; feeling of sorrow
- empathy
- the ability to identify with another's feelings
- penitent
- feeling remorse for one's actions
- sympathy
- the ability to share another's feelings
- poignant
- causing a sharp emotional response
- remorse
- regret for past deeds
- antipathy
- strong feelings against something