Quizlet Wordly Wise Lesson 5: Richards-GACS

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  1. abrupt: happening suddenly, without warning
  2. achieve: to do what one sets out to do
  3. achievement: something done that takes skill or effort
  4. attempt: to try; to make an effort
  5. contempt: a feeling that someone or something is bad or unworthy
  6. entertain: to interest and amuse; to have guests; to have in mind
  7. glimpse: to get a quick look at; a quick or hasty look
  8. mock: to make fun of; not real; pretended
  9. persist: to keep on doing or trying; to go on and on
  10. persistence: sticking to something; not giving up
  11. persistent: refusing to give up
  12. persuade: to win someone over by arguing or asking
  13. persuasive: having the power to persuade
  14. phase: a stage in a series of changes
  15. quaint: odd or unusual in a pleasing or old-fashioned way
  16. recall: to remember; to call or take back
  17. reject: to refuse to accept or use; something that falls short of what is acceptable
  18. revise: to go over carefully in order to correct or improve; to change in order to bring up to date
  19. sensitive: quick to notice or feel; easily affected by even slight change