Day 41

contamination

uh-duhl-tuh-REY-shuhn

making impure in quality; contamination

leniency

KLEH-muhn-see

merciful leniency

aware

KOG-nuh-zuhnt

being fully informed or aware of

quarrelsome

kun-TEN-shuhs

causing argument; quarrelsome

cranky person

kuhr-MUH-juhn

a cranky, bad-tempered person

to depict

dih-LIN-ee-eyt

to describe or explain something in detail

inhabitant

DEN-uh-zuhn

a person who frequently visits or lives in a particular place

disapprove

dis-KOUN-tn-uhns

to embarrass; to disapprove

embitter

en-VEN-uhm

to cause bitterness and bad feeling; make poisonous

catalyst

EN-zahym

catalyst

tribute

YOO-luh-jee

a speech honoring the dead ; high praise

causing suffering

GREE-vuhs

causing pain and suffering; atrocious

conclude

in-FUR

deduce; conclude

rebellion

ihn-suh-REHK-shuhn

an act of rising in rebellion against civil authority or government; uprising

unalterable

ih-REV-uh-kuh-buhl

final and unalterable

lean in a lazy way

lol

to lean in a relaxed, lazy manner; droop

smell

OH-der

smell

human characteristics

per-son-uh-fi-KEY-shuhn

represent something as a person; a concrete example of

make hard

PE-truh-fahy

to make hard rocklike; to benumb with strong emotion

spicy

PEE-kunt

having a strong or spicy taste; interesting

praise

PLAW-dit

statement giving strong praise or approval

eminent

PROM-uh-nuhnt

eminent; protruding; obvious

protest

ri-MAHN-strayt

to protest or argue against something

retract statement

ri-NIG

to break a promise; go back on one's words

withholding

ri-TEN-shuhn

the act of retaining or state of being retained; withholding

specify

STIP-yuh-leyt

to state clearly that something must be done

pray humbly

SUHP-li-keyt

make a humble petition to; pray humbly

loud-voiced woman

vi-RAH-goh

a loud, ill-tempered woman

flinch

wins

to draw back the body as from pain

court order

rit

court order