Units 13-15 Book Units

Affluent

adj. wealthy and privileged; well-to-do

Superfluous

adj. additional to what is necessary; extra

Mellifluous

adj. sweetly flowing or sounding

Leaven

v. to make less heavy or serious

Levity

n. a lack of seriousness; a jolly or joking manner

Alleviate

v. to make less painful or dangerous

Elapse

v. to slip away; to go by

Collapse

n. a complete failure and ruin

Relapse

n. a falling back into an old illness or bad habit

Recede

v. to move back or away from

Concession

n. something given up or yielded

Cede

v. to surrender

Inconsequential

adj. having no effect or importantce

Consecutive

adj. following in order

Execution

n. the way something is done

Courier

n. one who carries and delivers

Incur

v. to bring about

Recurrent

adj. happening repeatedly

Gradualism

n. a policy that involves taking slow, measured actions

Regress

v. to go back to a less mature or less positive state

Digress

v. to move away from the topic at hand; to ramble

Amble

v. to walk casually; to stroll

Ambulatory

adj. able to walk

Preamble

n. a passage or speech introducing another longer passage or speech

Enjoin

v. to command; to urge

Injunction

n. an order that legally prevents something

Rejoinder

n. an answer; a reply

Impartial

adj. having no bias or favor

Partisan

adj. believing and acting on the ideas of a political party or group

Impart

v. to give away; to share

Inclusive

adj. containing all; not keeping any out

Inconclusive

adj. proving no clear answer or solution

Preclude

v. to prevent from happening

Precise

adj. accurate; definite

Indecisive

adj. unable to make choices or decisions

Incision

n. a cut made into something