Triple BBK Vocab 122-160

Repudiate

to refuse or accept something reasonable

Resilient

able to stay positive during hard times

Restrain

To hold back

Retaliate

To hurt someone because of what they’ve done or said

rudimentary

basic

secretive

people who hide their thoughts or feelings

skeptical

doubting

speculate

to guess

strenuous

needing a lot of physical or mental energy

substantial

large in size or value

succumb

to accept defeat

Supplement

something added in order to improve something

surmise

to guess without much proof

surpass

to do better than

synchronization

coordination to happen at the same time

tedious

boring

tenuous

very weak

underscore

Emphasize importance

obtrusive

too noticeable

unobtrusive

not noticeable

unoriginal

same as many others

validate

make something officially acceptable

verisimilitude

seeming true or being real

waive

to not demand when you can

withdraw

to take out

ameliorate

make better

antagonistic

feeling hostility

antecedent

comes before

blemish

small flaw

conspicuous

easily noticeable

contentious

likely to cause arguments

cordial

warm and friendly

discount

not worth time. sees as unworthy

endure

to suffer patiently

endurance

the ability to withstand hardship for a long time

exactitude

the quality of being exact

exploit

to take advantage of

fragile

easily brocken or damaged