Week 17 Vocab Words

persistant; nonstop; determined

criticize; condemn; attack

voluntary self-punishment inflicted as an outward expression of repentance for having done wrong

The players on the winning team were so _______ and rude towards the losing team.

transformation

to deceive or fool

disrespectful

The _______ kid studied harder than anyone else and therefore won the spelling bee.

If you would just ________ your words, then no one would have to ask you what you've said twice.

After he cheated on the test, he decided that his ______ would be to tutor others in the subjects he excelled in.

to say or pronounce clearly

It is interesting to ___________ today's technology with the technology of the early 2000's.

The angry woman decided to _______ the cashier even though the price change wasn't the cashier's fault.

persuade; re-educate; convince

The little girl planned to ____ her mother into thinking she had eaten more of her food than she actually had.

The ________ the girl had undergone was incredible; she did not appear to be the same person since she was so different.

a dangerous, difficult, or otherwise unfortunate situation

You don't know what kind of _______ he endured to get here; it seemed as though there was one situation after another.

to place/set side by side to compare/contrast

The family was known to _______ all the guests that came into their home. They wanted to impose their beliefs on others.