Chapter 21 & 22

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Vocabulary Flashcards on Chapter 21 & 22, created by missjenig on 19/05/2013.
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Exhilaration (noun) Cheerfulness; high spirits
Extricate (verb) To free from a tangled situation or a difficulty
Tenuous (adj) Having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported
Decorum (noun) Correctness in behavior and manners; standards of conventions of socially acceptable behvior
Rejuvenate (verb) To make (someone) feel or seem young again; to make (something) seem fresh or new again
Espouse (verb) To support, argue for, or adopt (an idea or cause)
Synchronize (verb) To cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause (clocks and watches) to agree in time
Facilitate (verb) To make easier to do or to get
Orthodox (adj) Following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; following what is customary or commonly accepted
Exorbitant (adj) Excessive, especially in amount, cost or price; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate
Demeanor (noun) Conduct; outward behavior; manner
Indolent (adj) Lazy; avoiding or disliking work
Unassuming (adj) Modest; not boastful or arrogant
Dissipate (verb) To thin out or scatter and gradually vanish; drive away
Nonchalant (adj) Clam, free, and casually unconcerned
Assimilate (verb) To become more similar to a larger whole; especially, to blend into or adjust to a main culture
Unilateral (adj) Involving or done by only one side
Inherent (adj) Existing as a natural or essential quality of a person or thing; built-in
Belligerent (adj) Quick or eager to argue or fight; hostile; aggressive
Denunciation (noun) A strong expression or disapproval; an act of condemning, especially publicly
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