Week 21 vocab

Aspiration

a strong desire to achieve something

Assimilate

To take in and fully understand new information or ideas

Boudoir

A woman's private bedroom or sitting room

Bulwark

A strong defense or protection

complacent

 Being overly satisfied with yourself, without realizing problems or needing change.

Converse

to talk or have a conversation with someone

Disproportionate

 Something that is not equal or balanced in size or amount

Discern

To notice or understand something clearly.

Encumber(ed):

To be burdened or weighed down by something.

Essence

The basic nature or most important quality of something

Facilitate

To make something easier or help it happen.

Fetter

 To restrict or limit someone's movement or freedom.

Fallow

 Land left unused for a while to become healthy again; something inactive

Guise

An outward appearance, often hiding the true nature of something