Academic Vocab 41-60 (Sets 1-5)

Front

To seek by respectful request; to influence an unlawful action; ask; approach; beg

Back

solicit

Front

Conventional; adhering to established principles, especially in religion.

Back

orthodox

Front

Prevent the existence of something; make impossible; avert; prohibit.

Back

preclude

Front

To erase; rub away features; destroy

Back

efface

Front

Untalkative by nature; aloof; laconic

Back

taciturn

Front

To make better or more tolerable; alleviate; lighten

Back

ameliorate

Front

to comply without protest; to give in; agree; capitulate

Back

acquiesce

Front

To waste away from lack of use; degeneration

Back

atrophy

Front

Not changeable; permanent

Back

immutable

Front

Willing to believe or trust too readily; gullible

Back

credulous