1. Vocab Week 1
Second Semester

2. Abstain verb (used without object)
to hold oneself back voluntarily, especially from something regarded as improper or unhealthy (usually followed by from ): to abstain from eating meat.

3. Discrepancy
Noun
an instance of difference or inconsistency: There are certain discrepancies between the two versions of the story.

4. Accommodation
noun
the act of accommodating; state or process of being accommodated; adaptation.
adjustment of differences; reconciliation.

5. Fidelity
noun
strict observance of promises, duties, etc.: a servant's fidelity.

6. Acrimony
noun
sharpness, harshness, or bitterness of nature, speech, disposition, etc.: The speaker attacked him with great acrimony.

7. Gratuitous
adjective
given, done, bestowed, or obtained without charge or payment; free; voluntary.

8. Adamant
adjective
utterly unyielding in attitude or opinion in spite of all appeals, urgings, etc.

9. Injunction
noun
Law. a judicial process or order requiring the person or persons to whom it is directed to do a particular act or to refrain from doing a particular act.
an act or instance of enjoining.

10. Agility
noun
the power of moving quickly and easily; nimbleness: exercises demanding agility.
the ability to think and draw conclusions quickly; intellectual acuity.

11. Innuendo
Noun
an indirect intimation about a person or thing, especially of a disparaging or a derogatory nature.

12. Benefactor noun a person who confers a benefit; kindly helper.
a person who makes a bequest or endowment, as to an institution.

13. Irrevocable adjective
not to be revoked or recalled; unable to be repealed or annulled; unalterable: an irrevocable decree.

14. Things to Remember Synonyms for each word
A sentence properly using each word
Hand-written definitions only, please