1100 Words You Need to Know - Week 37

confront

come face to face with

antipathy

dislike, distaste, hate

servile

slavish, submissive

volition

willpower, choice

sojourn

temporary stay

austere

simple, unadorned, hard

felicitous

happy

halcyon

peaceful, calm

tenable

justifiable; supportable

superfluous

excessive, surplus

motivate

inspire, stimulate, provoke

rationalize

use or give a reason other than the real one

therapy

healing or curing process

nascent

beginning to exist or develop

iconoclast

image-breaking, attacker of beliefs

erudite

very scholarly

phobia

persistent fear, strong dislike

germane

appropriate, in close relationship to

vertigo

dizziness

conducive

leading, helpful