Unit 4 - Chapter 16:
-buoyant: capable of floating
-enervate: to exhaust ; tired; drained
-incorrigible: incurable
-inexorable: unyielding; without change
-irrefutable: indisputable ; undeniable
-marred: damaged; ruined ; tarnished
-parochial: limited
-partisan: one-side; biased
-pique: a sense of injury ; out of spite; out of resentment
-satirical: criticizing through ridicule ; using humor to mock
Unit 4 - Chapter 17
-cajole: to plead with; persuade; beg
-capitulate: to yield; allow
-egregious: obviously bad; blatant
-premonition: a warning in advance; a visualization of something
-prestigious: highly valued; expensive
-reverent: worshipful; respectful
-stupor: a drowsy state; in a daze
-sycophant: a flatterer
-urbane:refined
-zany: absurdly funny
Unit 4 - Chapter 18:
-aberration: a state or condition markedly different from the norm.
-composure: calmness of mind or manner
-congenital: referring to condition present at birth
-elusive: hard to find or remember
-extol: to praise highly
-formidable: very challenging ; demanding
-inscrutable: difficult to interpret or understand ; puzzling
-precocious: exceptionally early in development or occurrence.
-trepidation:a feeling of alarm or dread
-virulent: very lethal ; deadly
Unit 4 - Chapter 19:
-accommodate: to hold
-clairvoyant: seeing beyond the seneses
-contiguous: adjoining; near, next to, or touching
-debilitate: to weaken
-obliterate: to wipe out
-officious: interfering
-preclude: to rule out
-spurn: to reject
-stealthy: secretive
-taciturn: reluctant to talk
Unit 4 - Chapter 20:
-cordial: gracious ; kind; welcoming
-Indoctrinate: to instinct ; lead to a certain belief
-defame : to slander
-submissive: unresisting; unwilling to put up a fight
-discordant : not in harmony
-sullen: depressed ; dejected ; disspointed ; gloomy ; glum
-grueling : stressful
-thwart : to block
-indict : to accuse;
-wanton: mindless