Monday, April 11, 2011

Week 37 Words

1. Antipathy (n) – hate, distaste, dislike
2. Austere (adj) – simple, unadorned or strict, hard
3. Conducive (adj) – helpful, beneficial
4. Confront (v) – come face to face with
5. Erudite (adj) – scholarly
6. Felicitous (adj) - happy
7. Germane (adj) – relevant, appropriate
8. Halcyon (adj) – calm, peaceful
9. Iconoclast (n) – attacker of beliefs, image-breaker
10. Motivate (v) – to provoke, stimulate, inspire
11. Nascent (adj) – beginning to develop or exist
12. Phobia (n) – a persistent fear or dislike
13. Rationalize (v) – use/give a reason other than the real one
14. Servile (adj) – submissive, slavish
15. Sojourn (n) – a temporary stay
16. Superfluous (adj) – surplus, excessive
17. Tenable (adj) – defendable, supportable
18. Therapy (n) – a curing or healing process
19. Vertigo (n) - dizziness
20. Volition (n) – choice, willpower

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