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Vocab Week 1

Vocab Week 1. Second Semester. Abstain. verb (used without object) to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat. Discrepancy. Noun

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Vocab Week 1

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  1. Vocab Week 1 Second Semester

  2. Abstain • verb (used without object) • to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat.

  3. Discrepancy • Noun • an instance of difference or inconsistency: There are certain discrepancies between the two versions of the story.

  4. Accommodation • noun • the act of accommodating; state or process of being accommodated; adaptation. • adjustment of differences; reconciliation.

  5. Fidelity • noun • strict observance of promises, duties, etc.: a servant's fidelity.

  6. Acrimony • noun • sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.

  7. Gratuitous • adjective • given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.

  8. Adamant • adjective • utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

  9. Injunction • noun • Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act. • an act or instance of enjoining.

  10. Agility • noun • the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility. • the ability to think and draw conclusions quickly; intellectual acuity.

  11. Innuendo • Noun • an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

  12. Benefactor • noun • a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper. • a person who makes a bequest or endowment, as to an institution.

  13. Irrevocable • adjective • not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.

  14. Things to Remember • Synonyms for each word • A sentence properly using each word • Hand-written definitions only, please

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