Unit 2 Flashcards
Rancor
hostility
When he visited his family, Hank became filled with anger and screamed at his mother.
Impartial
not biased
April is impartial about Hank’s fight with Dudley, she hasn’t taken a side.
Sanction
to give an official authorization to
The Sleeping Mind Institute has sanctioned April, authorizing her to perform hypnosis.
Mercenary
motivated solely by a desire for monetary or material gain.
April has a mercenary motivate for helping Hank, she only cares about getting paid.
Induce
to bring about the occurrence of
April induced a trance, as the movement of the candle allows for Hank to fall into a hypnotic state.
Tractable
easily managed, led or taught.
During the trance, Hank is easily tractable, doing whatever April commands.
Voluble
characterized by ready and rapid speech
Hank suddenly became voluble, listing his problems quickly and extensively.
Reiterate
to repeat
To help him think positively, Hank and April repeat a phrase over and over again.
Curtail
to cut short
Hank and April meditation was curtailed by their mothers’ rude interruption, so they had to stop.
Debilitate.
to weaken
Hank imagines that Dudley is debilitated by a painful shot to the leg.
Inflammatory
arousing strong emotion, especially anger.
Hanks was inflammatory, causing him to erupt in anger.
Equanity
calmness
April was equanimity while Hank and Dudley are losing their cool.
Deter
to prevent or discourage from acting
The machine is designed to deter Hank, preventing him from attacking Dudley.
Veiled
concealed or disguised
Hanks compliments may sound like that, but they are veiled insults.
Discord
lack of agreement, quarreling
Hank and Dudley are in discord, they disagree about whether Dudley was stolen or not.
