5.16- 5.21
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 congratulate | express one's pleaseure to another person at that person's success |
| gracious | pleasant, coureous, kindly |
| grateful | feel or expressing gratitude |
| gratify | giveor be a source of pleasure or satisfaction |
| gratis | without charge or payment; free |
| gratitude | thankfulness |
| gratuitous | 1. given freely 2. unwarranted |
| gratuity | present of money in retuen for a favor or service; tip |
| ingrate | ungreatful person |
| ingratiate | establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of another |
| immortal | not subject to death |
| immortality | eternal life |
| moribund | dying, near death |
| mortal | human being; person; individual |
| mortal | 1. destined to die 2.human 3. cuasing death, fatal |
| mortality | 1. death rate 2. mortal nature |
| mortician | undertaker |
| mortification | shame, humiliation, embarrassment |
| mortify | embarrass; shame; humiliate |
| mortuary | funeral home |
| rigor mortis | stiffness of the body that sets in several hours after death |
| corporal | bodily |
| corporation | body authorized by law to act as a single person and to have rights and duties |
| corps | 1.organized body of persons 2. branch of the military |
| corpse | dead body |
| corpulent | bulky, obese, very fat |
| corpus | general collection or body of writings, laws, etc |
| corpuscle | 1. blood cell 2. minute particle |
| corpus delicti | 1. facts proving that a crime has been committed 2. body of the victim in a murder case |
| esprit de corps | spirit of a body of persons; group spirit |
| habeas corpus | a writ ordering a prisoner to be brought before a judge |
| incorporate | combine so as to form one body |
| aqueduct | artificial channel for conducting water over a distance |
| conductive | tending to lead to; contributive, helpful |
| conduct | lead, guide, escort |
| deduction | 1. taking away, subtraction 2. reasoning from the general to the particular |
| duct | tube or channel for conducting a liquid,air, etc. |
| ductile | 1. able to be drawn out or hammered thin 2. eaily led, docile |
| induce | lead on, move on by persuasion |
| induct | admit ("lead in") as a member; initiate |
| induction | 1. ceremony by which one is made a member; initiation 2. reasoning from the particular to the general enticement; leading astray into wrongdoing |
| seduction | enticement; leading astray into wrongdoing |
| traduce | malign; slander; vilify; calcumniate |
| viaduct | bridge for conducting a road or railroad over a valley, river, etc. |
| consecutive | following in regular order; successive |
| consequence | 1. that which follows logically; result 2. importance |
| execute | 1. follow through to completion; carry out 2. put to death |
| inconsequential | of no consequence; trivial; unimportant |
| non sequitur | statement that does not follow from previous statements |
| persecute | oppress; harass; annoy |
| prosecute | 1. follow to the end or until finished 2. conduct legal proceedings against; sue |
| sequel | something that follows; continuation; consequence; outcome |
| sequence | the following of one thing after another; succession; orderly series |
| sequential | arranged in a sequence; serial |
| concur | 1. agree; be of the same opinion 2. happen together; coincide |
| concurrent | running together; occurring at the same time; simultaneous |
| current | now in progress; prevailing |
| current | flow (as in electricity or a river) |
| curriculum | course of study in a school or college |
| cursive | running or flowing (said of handwriting in which letters are joined) |
| cursory | running over hastily; superficially done |
| discursive | wandering from one topic to another; rambling, digressive |
| excursion | going out or forth; expedition |
| incur | 1. meet with something undesirable 2. bring upon oneself |
| incursion | 1. rushing into 2. hostile invasion; raid |
| precursor | forerunner; predecessor |
| recur | happen again |
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