WordlyWise Lesson11
Terms
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- inspire
- to fill with emotion or great excitement
- unanimous
- without any disagreement
- resolute
- determined not to give in; unyielding
- abbreviate
- to shorten by leaving out certain parts
- persevere
- to refuse to give up despite difficulties
- prejudice
- an opinion or strong feeling formed without careful thought or regard to the facts; to cause to have such a feeling
- grudge
- a feeling of resentment; to be unwilling to give
- appropriate
- suitable or right for the purpose; to set aside for a particular purpose
- fanciful
- not based on reason; unrealistic; not real; imaginary
- sneer
- to look down on with scorn; to mock or insult by words or manner
- exclude
- to leave out; to keep from being a part of
- possess
- to have or to own; to get power or control over
- majority
- the greater number or part; more than half; the amount by which one number of votes is greater than another
- unruly
- badly behaved; hard to control
- futile
- certain to fail; hopeless or useless