Vocab 9

capitulate

capitulate

(verb) to give up; to surrender (under pre-arranged conditions); to stop resisting; to yield

cavil

(verb) to object when there is little or no reason to do so; to resort to trivial faultfinding; to carp; to quibble

chicanery

(noun) deception by artful subterfuge or sophistry; deception; fraud; trickery; wiliness

corroborate

(verb) to support a statement; to confirm; to bolster; to substantiate; to validate

corroborate clues

robur - "strength" corroboration (noun) corroborative (adj)

credence

(noun) belief in reports or testimony of another; acceptance as true; plausibility; credibility

credence clues

credere - "to trust" or "to believe"

credulous

(adj) too ready to believe; easily deceived; easily convinced; trusting; naive

credulous

credere - "to trust"or "to believe" credulousness (noun) credulity (noun)

condescend

(verb) to descend voluntarily to the level (regarded as lower) of the person one is dealing with; to stoop to a level considered inappropriate to one's dignity; to deal with others in a proud or haughty way

condescend clues

deign - (verb) do something that one considers to be below one's dignity vouchsafe - (verb) grant in a condescending manner

dereliction

(noun) neglect of one's duty; willful negligence; abandonment; desertion

dereliction clues

de - "away from" relinquere - "to leave" antonym - incredulous

debacle

(noun) an overwhelming defeat; a rout; a stunning ruinous collapse; a disaster; a complete failure

debacle clues

debacle - breakup

emulate

(verb) to strive to equal or excel; to rival successfully; to imitate or copy with a view toward equaling or surpassing

emulate clues

emulation (noun) emulous (adj)