| Term | Definition |
|---|
| amenable | responsive |
| automaton | self regulating machine |
| cede | surrender |
| deciduous | that sheds its leaves |
| discredit | throw doubt on |
| disparage | belittle |
| extinct | no longer in existance |
| fiasco | ridiculous failure |
| gird | encircled |
| inception | beginning |
| limbo | a condition of oblivion |
| pacify | soothe |
| pejorative | that tend to give an unfavorable impression |
| practicable | capable of being put into use |
| punitive | punishing |
| somatic | bodily |
| apologist | defender of a policy or an action |
| biannual | twice a year |
| biennial | every two years |
| chronometer | extremely accurate timepiece |
| definitive | final |
| discreet | cautiously tactful |
| enunciate | speak clearly |
| extremist | person who holds immoderate views |
| extrovert | person whose thoughts are directed outward |
| florid | red |
| gist | main point |
| intimate | suggest |
| lope | move easily |
| palpitate | beat rapidly |
| perpetrate | be guilty of |
| presentiment | feeling of impending misfortune |
| requite | return in kindness |
| stalactite | icicle formation from the ceiling |
| stalagmite | iclicle formation that rises from the ground |
| discrete | separted, detached from each other |
| intimate | small |
| intimate | thourough |
| intimate | deeply private |
| requite | repay |
| enunciate | speak clearly |
| girded | fastened with a belt |
| pacify | bring peace to |
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