Vocabulary Words 130-145

to leave secretly and suddenly, often to avoid arrest or punishment. (verb)

• Abscond
• Escape
• Confess

moving in a smooth, curving way; having many curves. (adjective)

• Straightforward
• Sinuous
• Winding

safe to drink. (adjective)

• Thick
• Drinkable
• Potable

to make someone less angry or upset by doing or saying something nice. (verb)

• Placate
• Ignore
• Appease

full of energy, excitement, and enthusiasm. (adjective)

• Ebullient
• Calm
• Enthusiastic

lack of agreement or harmony between people or things. (noun)

• Discord
• Conflict
• Accord

to argue or complain about small, unimportant details. (verb)

• Agree
• Quibble
• Split hairs

to make something ineffective or useless. (verb)

• Negate
• Strengthen
• Invalidate

under your feet; on the ground where you are walking. (adverb)

• Underfoot
• Beneath
• Nullify

to stop resisting and accept something, especially after a struggle. (verb)

• culminate
• Capitulate
• Surrender