Lesson 17-18
Terms
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- mandatory
- (adj) required; obligatory
- purge
- (v) to remove undesirable elements from; to rid; to remove by cleansing; (n) the removal of members by a higher authority
- dissent
- (v) to object or oppose, not to approve; (n) a difference of opinion, protest
- prone
- (adj) having tendency, inclined; lying flat, face down
- evaded
- (v) to escape or avoid something, especially by using deceit or clevernes, to avoid doing or answering something directly
- meticulous
- (adj) extremely careful; overly precise or fussy about details
- pacifist
- (n) a persin opposed to force as a way of settling disputes; one who refuses to bear arms in a war
- ultimatum
- (n) a final demand or proposition
- concession
- (n) an act of granting or yielding; something granted or yielded; a privlege, such as the right to use land, granted for a specific purpose
- decimated
- (v) to destroy or kill a large part of
- annihilated
- (v) to destroy completely; to vanquish; to make ineffectual or unimportant; to kill
- inhibition
- (n) the act of holding back;an inner belief, feeling, or force that checks ones actions, thoughts or feelings
- insolence
- (n) quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting; impudence
- submission
- (n) obidience; humbleness
- flagrant
- (adj) obviously bad; notorious; outrageous
- clemency
- (n) a lenient or merciful act; mildnes, as od weather
- moderation
- (n) state of being restrained, avoidance of excesses; presiding over, as a meeting; mediation
- diversion
- (n) a turning aside, as of traffic or attention; a game or pastime; a recreation
- protocol
- (n) the code prescribing formal etiquette and precedence for official ceremonies and dealings, as with diplomats and the military; an original draft or record of a negotiationor document
- mannerism
- (n) a distinctive personal trait; an idiosyncrasy; an exaggerated or unnatural style or habit, as in speech or dress