Vocab 14
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 toady | an obsequious flatterer; a fawning, servile person |
| precipitate | to hasten the occurrence of |
| panacea | a remedy for all diseases or wills; cure-all |
| idyllic | having the essential qualities of idyll (short poem); charmingly simple or picturesque |
| cow | To frighten with threats or a show of force |
| alacrity | Cheerful willingness; eagerness. Speed or quickness; celerity. |
| venal | open to bribery; mercenary/ marked by corrupt dealings, especially bribery/obtainable for a price. |
| effete | no longer fertile or productive; worn out with age; exhausted; marked by weakness or decadence |
| repudiate | to divorce or separate formally from; to refuse to have anything to do with; to reject as unbinding, untrue, or unjust |
| abortive | born too soon; coming to nothing; unsuccessful; fruitless |
| plaudit | Enthusiastic expression of praise or approval: |
| recrimination | The act of recriminating. A counter charge. Law A defense in an action for divorce in which the accused party makes a similar accusation, as of adultery or cruelty, against the plaintiff. |
| reactionary | favoring a former- esp. an outmoded- political or social order. |
| credo | a creed, the Apostles' creed. |
| revulsion | a sudden, complete, and violent change of feeling, esp. a feeling of violent disgust or loathing |
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