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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| fawn |  adj: light yellowish-brown in colour: a _ coat [v, -]: to try to please sb by praising them or paying them too much attention |
| grovel |  [+adv. / prep.] to move along the ground on your hands and knees, especially because you are looking for sth; [v, -]: (disapproving) to behave in a very humble way towards sb who is more important than you or who can give you sth you want |
| pander | [v, -]: to do what sb wants, or try to please them, especially when this is not acceptable or reasonable: The speech was _ing to racial prejudice. |
| foment | [vn]: to create trouble or violence or make it worse; They accused him of _ing political unrest. SYN: incite; arouse |
| instigate | 1. to make sth start or happen, usually sth official (to bring sth about) 2. to cause sth bad to happen (syn: foment) |
| agitate | 1. to argue strongly for sth you want, especially for changes in a law, in social conditions, etc. 2. [vn] to make sb feel angry, anxious or nervous 3. to make sth, esp a liquid, move around by stirring or shaking it |
| kindle |  1. to start burning; to make a fire start burning: 2. to make sth such as an interest, emotion, etc. start to grow in sb; to start to be felt by sb: |
| gregarious | outgoing, sociable |
| garrulous | tending to talk a lot |
| guile | [n] the use of clever but dishonest behaviour in order to trick people; to deceit |
| iconoclast | a person who criticizes popular beliefs or established customs and ideas |
| imperturbable | not easily upset or worried by a difficult situation; calm |
| impervious | impossible to penetrate; incapable of being affected |
| insipid | 1. having almost no taste or flavour 2. not interesting or exciting (dull) |
| intransigent | [formal, -] (of people) unwilling to change their opinions or behaviour in a way that would be helpful to others SYN: stubborn |
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| Terms | 15 |
| Creator | huannh |
| Created | October 12, 2009 |
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