Chapters 15 & 16
Terms
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- empathy (noun)
- a sympathetic understanding
- consensus (noun)
- an opinion held by everyone( or almost everyone) involved
- commemorate (verb)
- to honor the memory of someone or something; celebrate
- diligent (adjective)
- hard-working; steady
- fiscal (adjective)
- financial
- transcend (verb)
- to rise above or go beyond the limits of; exceed
- precedent (noun)
- anything that may serve as an example
- punitive (adjective)
- punishing
- deplete (verb)
- to use up
- complacent (adjective)
- self-satisfied; too much at ease
- furtive (adjective)
- secret; sneaky
- menial (adjective)
- not requiring special skills; unskilled
- pathetic (adjective)
- miserable; pitifully inadequate or unsuccessful
- waive (verb)
- to give up willingly; to do without
- gape (verb)
- to stare in wonder or amazement,often with one's mouth wide open
- feign (verb)
- to pretend; give a false show of
- condone (verb)
- to excuse; to forgive or overlook
- niche (noun)
- a suitable place; an activity or situation especially suited to a person
- feasible (adjective)
- possible; able to be done
- contemplate (verb)
- to consider; to think about seriously