Week 37 Flashcards
antipathy
dislike, distaste, hate
Confront
come face to face with
servile
slavish, submissive
volition
willpower, choice
sojourn
temporary stay
to tighten one’s belt
to get set for bad times or poverty
austere
simple, unadorned, hard
felicitous
happy
halcyon
peaceful, calm
tenable
supportable, defendable
superfluous
excessive, surplus
off the beaten track
not usual, out of the ordinary
motivate
inspire, stimulate, provoke
rationalize
use or given a reason other than the real one
therapy
healing or curing process
nascent
beginning to exist or develop
iconoclast
image-breaker, attacker of beliefs
a square peg in a round hole
an able man in the wrong job
erudite
very scholarly
phobia
persistent fear, strong dislike
germane
appropriate, in close relationship to
vertigo
dizziness
conductive
leading, helpful
to upset the apple cart
overturn or disturb a plan or intention