Week 37 Flashcards
confront
v. come face to face with
antipathy
n. dislike, distaste, hate
servile
adj. slavish, submissive
volition
n. willpower, choice
sojourn (n)
n. temporary stay
austere
adj. simple, unadorned, hard
felicitous
adj. happy
halcyon
adj. peaceful, calm
tenable
adj. supportable, defendable
superfluous
adj. excessive, surplus
motivate
v. inspire, stimulate, provoke
rationalize
v. use or give a reason other than the real one
therapy
n. healing or curing process
nascent
adj. beginning to exist or develop
iconoclast
n. image-breaker, attacker of beliefs
erudite
adj. very scholarly
phobia
n. persistent fear, strong dislike
germane
adj. appropriate, in close relationship to
vertigo
n. dizziness
conducive
adj. leading, helpful