WORD LIST
- agenda - "things to be done" I have an agenda of mine which needs to be completed.
- agile - "quick and well-coordinated in movement" He was so agile he dodged the ball with ease.
- alienate - "to make indifferent or hostile" The US has alienated any non-citizens past the borders.
- altercation - "a heated or angry dispute" The feuding brothers began to have a altercation over who got dibs.
- amiable - "having or showing pleasant, good-natured personal qualities" The old man was very amiable whenever he received guests over.
- amorous - "inclined or disposed to love, especially sexual love" The woman was feeling amorous towards her husband.
- animated - "full of life, action, or spirit" The small child looked very animated by the way he ran back and forth.
- equanimity - "mental and emotional stability or composure" The police officer showed equanimity when under massive amounts of stress.
- inalienable - "not transferable to another or capable of being repudiated" As a citizen of the United States, we have inalienable rights.
- inanimate - "not animate; lifeless" - The statue stared straight ahead with an inanimate look.
- magnanimous - "free from petty resentfulness or vindictiveness" The boy remained magnanimous towards the boy who made a remark about him in class.
- reactionary - "opposing political or social change" The people in the South are more narrow minded and reactionary.
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