8th WM #1
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 foible | a weak point, failing, minor flaw |
| accede | submit or yield to another's wish or opinion |
| contentious | inclined or showing an inclination to dispute or disagree, even to engage in law suits |
| disavowal | denial; disclaiming |
| mollify | make more temperate, acceptable, or suitable by adding something else |
| frenetic | excessively agitated |
| cavil | raise trivial objections |
| gull | a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
| jocose | given to jesting; playfully humorous; jocular |
| platitude | a trite or obvious remark |
| drub | beat thoroughly in a competition or fight |
| implacable | not to be satisfied or pacified; unyielding |
| marauder | a raider, plunderer |
| truss | secure with or as if with ropes |
| dilatory | inclined to waste time and lag behind |
| scapegrace | a reckless and unprincipled reprobate |
| desecrate | to commit sacrilege upon, treat irreverently; to contaminate, pollute |
| pesky | causing irritation or annoyance |
| dilettante | an amateur who engages in an activity without serious intentions and who pretends to have knowledge |
| pillage | to rob of goods by open force( as in war) |
| invincible | not able to be defeated, unbeatable |
| scapegoat | someone punished for the errors of others |
| browbeat | discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner |
| morose | having a gloomy or sullen manner; not friendly or sociable |
| chicanery | the use of tricks or clever talk to deceive or evade |
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