Vocabulary for Achievement Fourth Course Chapter 1-14

A word formed from the first letter of each word in a series (such as NASA)

A suffix that indicates small size, youth, familiarity, affection, or contempt; a nickname indicating affection or familiarity; extremely small or tiny

An expression that contains contradictory terms

Anxious or fearful about the future; uneasy

Decisive, putting an end to doubt, question, or uncertainty

Uncertain, not fully worked out or agreed upon; provisional

To charm or to delight; to deceive skillfully

Wishing to do good, kindly, characterized by helpful intentions; concerned with, or for the benefit of charity

The way one behaves or presents oneself; one's manner

Extreme, unreasonable expense or price, being beyond reasonable or proper limits

To fully satisfy an appetite or a desire

An excessive amount; to feed or supply to excess or disgust, to overindulge

Acting with confidence and force, sure of one's self

Gentle, easily manageable or teachable, tame

Fearless, having unwavering courage

To influence or to change; to put on a false show or display; feeling or emotion, especially as shown in facial expressions or body language

A result; to bring about

to come before

To go forward or onward

Intended to teach; overly moralistic or preachy

Possessing great knowledge and scholarship

To instruct in or impart certain principles or ideology

Something done to make up for a wrong, an injury, or a mistake, compensation

To support or sponsor; to go as a customer, to shop at regularly; to treat as inferior

To restore something to an earlier condition, by repairing or remodeling

To decrease or cause to decrease in value or price

Economical, thrifty, careful or strict in avoiding unnecessary spending

Having to do with money

To punish or criticize severely

insulting; belittling

to irritate or torment repeatedly

To converse in a playful or teasing way; an exchange of good

Playfully joking, humorous, not meant to be taken seriously

Humorous in a disrespectful, casual way, rudely witty

The direct or exact opposite; a figure of speech in which contrasting ideas are placed side by side in parallel phrases

To depart or turn aside from a path, direction, or course of action

A subtle or slight degree of difference

Independence, self

Relating to a form of government with absolute & centralized control over every aspect of people's lives

To take & hold power or rights by force & without legal authority; to take the place of or occupy without right

Steady effort, persistent hard work; attentive care, carefulness

Unwise, doing things without careful thought or judgment

Anxiety, a state of alarm, dread or fear; involuntary trembling or quivering