Vocabulary for Achievement - 11
Lesson 7
Aspersions noun
Attacks on a person’s character or honesty; damaging or unfavorable remarks
Compunction noun
A strong uneasiness caused by a sense of guilt; a sting of conscience or pang of guilt.
Derision noun
Hateful or mocking laughter; ridicule
Disapprobation noun
Moral disapproval
Ostracize verb
To banish or exclude from a group; to shun
Rebuke
verb to criticize sharply
noun Strong criticism
Revulsion noun
A sudden, intense feeling of disgust
Scurrilous adjective
Vulgar, coarse, or abusive in expression; foul-mouthed
Spurn verb
To reject scornfully
Vitriolic adjective
Intensely and bitterly harsh; stinging
Lesson 8
Accountable adjective
Responsible; required to answer for one’s actions
Explainable
Assiduous adjective
Giving constant attention to; hard-working; conscientious
Default
verb To fail to meet an obligation
noun Failure to complete a task or meet an obligation
noun A situation that remains in effect unless specifically set in some other way
Feckless adjective
Ineffective; feeble; useless
Careless and irresponsible
Incumbent
adjective Imposed as a duty or an obligation
adjective Currently holding as office or a position
noun a person currently holding position or an office
Liability noun
A legal responsibility or obligation
Something that holds one back; a handicap
Mandatory adjective
Required or commanded by authority
Negligence noun
Neglect; lack of proper care or attention
Onerous adjective
Difficult to bear, carry or do; troublesome; burdensome
Remiss adjective
Lax or careless in attending to duty
Lesson 9
Acquiesce verb
To agree or accept passively or without protest
Adamant adjective
Stubbornly determined; not swayed by pleas, appeals or reason
Balk verb
To stubbornly or suddenly refuse to do something
To stop short and refuse to go on
Camaraderie noun
Comradeship; lighthearted good will
Cantankerous adjective
Disagreeable; bad-tempered; likely to quarrel
Compliance noun
The act of going along with a request, demand, or rule; obedience
Presumptuous adjective
Excessively bold or forward; going beyond what is proper or right
Propitiate verb
To soothe bad feelings; to appease; to regain friendship or good will
Tractable adjective
Easily managed or controlled
Volition noun
The power of choosing or deciding; free will