BCA Literature 8 List 13+14: Human Behavior I
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
aggravate | make worse |
agitate | try to stir up public opinion |
avert | turn away or aside |
censure | harsh criticism or disapproval |
chafe | anger produced by some annoying irritation |
console | give moral or emotional strength to |
cower | show submission or fear |
dominate | be in control |
exasperate | make worse |
gloat | malicious satisfaction |
humiliate | cause to feel shame |
irk | irritate or vex |
perturb | disturb in mind or make uneasy or cause to be worried or alarmed |
procrastinate | postpone doing what one should be doing |
rationalize | remove irrational quantities from |
regress | the reasoning involved when you assume the conclusion is true and reason backward to the evidence |
repress | put out of one's consciousness |
reprimand | an act or expression of criticism and censure |
scowl | a facial expression of dislike or displeasure |
tolerate | allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting |
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