Group 20 Flashcards
(20 cards)
Autonomy
The ability to choose ones own fate. Self governance. Self sufficiency
Alacrity
Cheerful willingness. Speed
Constrain
To confine. Restrain. To compel by force
Convene
To assemble. To cause to assemble. To summon to appear
Discharge
To relive of a charge or obligation. To let go. To release from confinement. To dismiss from service
Disentangle
To free from ensnarement or involvement. To separate
Dynamic
Characterized by energy or action. Forceful
Evade
To escape or avoid by cleverness or trickery. To avoid fulfilling or answering
Expeditious
Quick. Characterized by speed and efficiency
Hindrance
Something that impedes or delays progress or action. An obstacle
Inertia
Resistance to motion or change. The tendency of a body at rest to stay at rest or of a body moving in a straight line to continue motion in a straight line
Lethargic
Lacking alertness or activity. Pertaining to or producing lethargy
Loiter
To linger or stand idly about. To proceed slowly. To dawdle or lolly gag
Nonchalance
A causal lack of concern
Rambunctious
Boisterous. Noisy. Lacking restraint
Regress
To revert to a previous state. Usually worse or less developed. Move backward
Stem
To stop te flow of. Stop. Plug. Chec Kk or restrain
Stifle
To suffocate. Suppress. End by force
Stringent.
Imposing rigorous standard. Severe
Taut
Drawn tight. Not slack. Emotionally or mentally strained. Tense