Week 6 Flashcards
tenacious
holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold, highly retentive (never gives up)
tenet
any opinion, principle, doctrine, dogma, etc., especially one held as true by members of a profession, group, or movement.
(a set of beliefs a certain group has)
retain
to keep possession of
pertain
to have reference or relation
recluse
a person who lives in seclusion or apart from society, often for religious meditation (someone who lives in isolation)
occlude
to close, obstruct, shut, or stop up (a passage, opening, etc.).
preclude
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible
-stop something from heppening
intercede
to act or interpose in behalf of someone in difficulty or trouble, as by pleading or petition
stepping in on behalf of someone else
interdict
any prohibitory act or decree of a court or an administrative officer.
-forbidding something
interject
to insert between other things
-interrupt, abruptly state opinion