Unit 18 Vocabulary

To toss back and forth; to exchange

• relent

• flay

• bandy

• rationalize

to explain in a manner that is false but seems reasonable

• relent

• rationalize

• degenerate

• felony

to strip off the skin, as by whipping; to scold or criticize severly

• flay

• relent

• imperious

• bandy

a horseback rider; of or pertaining to horses or riding horses

• flay

• efficacious

• imperious

• equestrian

to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; a person having low moral standards

• bandy

• malevolent

• felony

• degenerate

a crime of such seriousness that is punishable by a severe sentence

• malevolent

• felony

• degenerate

• flay

producing the desired effect; effective

• malevolent

• flay

• efficacious

• imperious

wishing harm or evil to others; showing or having ill will toward others; spiteful

• malevolent

• degenerate

• felony

• bandy

domineering; overbearing; arrogant

• degenerate

• malevolent

• imperious

• efficacious

to give in or yield to something; to become less harsh

• bandy

• relent

• flay

• rationalize