Lesson 1-2 Power Plus
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- dogmatic
- arrogant and stubborn about one's (often unproven) believes
- motley
- made up of dissimilar parts; being of many colors
- Divulge
- to tell, to reveal (as a secret)
- Coerce
- to force by using pressure, intimidation or threats
- Temerity
- recklessness, a foolish disregard of danger
- Docile
- easy to teach or manage
- Libation
- a drink, especially an alcoholic one
- Gauche
- Lacking social graces, tactless
- Extraneous
- Inessential; not constituting a vital part
- emaciated
- extremely thin; wasted away
- Banter
- teasing playful conversation
- Abet
- to assist to encourage, especially in wrongdoing
- Anathema
- a hated repellant person or thing, a formal curse
- Jaundiced
- prejudiced, hostile
- ignominy
- a public shame, disgrace or dishonor
- Gregarious
- sociable, fond of the company of others
- Castigate
- to criticize or punish severely
- Meticulous
- extremely, sometimes excessively careful about small detail, precise
- Insipid
- lacking flavor, dull, not at all stimulating
- Heresy
- the crime of holding a belief that goes against established doctrine