Junior Vocab - 8/24-9/14

to give up or renounce; fail to do a task

• abdicate

• allay

• feign

• scrutinize

to diminish or put at rest; to calm or quiet

• abdicate

• allay

• feign

• scrutinize

to pretend to be affected by (a feeling, state, or injury)

• abdicate

• allay

• feign

• scrutinize

to examine or inspect closely and thoroughly

• abdicate

• allay

• feign

• scrutinize

timid or shy; modest because of lack of self-confidence

• diffident

• contrite

• meticulous

• truculent

showing sincere remorse; affected by guilt

• diffident

• contrite

• meticulous

• truculent

showing great attention to detail; precise

• diffident

• contrite

• meticulous

• truculent

eager or quick to argue or fight; aggressively defiant

• diffident

• contrite

• meticulous

• truculent

frivolously disrespectful; not showing a serious or respectful attitude

• flippant

• penitent

• glacial

• decorous

feeling or expressing sorrow for wrongdoing

• flippant

• penitent

• glacial

• decorous