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CP 11 Vocabulary 4. Tested Definitions. Arrears The state of being in debt; unpaid debts Canvass To seek votes of opinions; to conduct a survey Conciliatory Making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill Covenant A solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge. Disquiet
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CP 11 Vocabulary 4 Tested Definitions
Arrears • The state of being in debt; unpaid debts • Canvass • To seek votes of opinions; to conduct a survey • Conciliatory • Making peace; attempting to resolve a dispute through goodwill • Covenant • A solemn agreement; a contract; a pledge
Disquiet • To make uneasy • Forestall • To thwart, prevent, or hinder something from happening; to head off • Hermetic • Impervious to external influence; airtight • Irascible • Easily angered or provoked; irritable
Jaunt • A short pleasure trip • Odious • Hateful; evil; vile • Recondite • Hard to understand; over one’s head • Slake • To quench; to satisfy; to assuage