chapter 7

concede

• To admit
• To admit something is wrong.
• Acknowledge, accept, recognize.
• I had to concede that I overreacted.

conservative

conservative

• Traditional way of thinking.
• Resisting change.
• Customary, classic, old-fashioned.
• He was a very conservative father.

contrary

contrary

• Opposite, different.
• Opposing, conflicting.
• He ignored the contrary advice and agreed to the deal.

denounce

denounce

• Publicly declare to be wrong or evil.
• To condemn.
• To show disapproval of.
• He denounced the use of violence.

deter

deter

• To prevent or discourage.
• To try and make someone NOT do something.
• Avert, stop, block.
• His health problems deterred him from running  the race.

disclose

disclose

• To reveal or to make known.
• Allow something to be shown, give information.
• They disclosed her name to the press.
• The magician never disclosed his tricks.

scapegoat

scapegoat

• Someone who is blamed for others mistakes.
• A person who suffers the mistake(s) of someone else.
• He was set up to be the scapegoat of the burglary.

superficial

superficial

• Something that is not deep.
• Shallow, artificial, lacking depth.
• She only cares about her looks. She is so shallow.

sustain

sustain

• To continue.
• To keep something going, maintain.
• To support physically or mentally.
• His memory sustained him through the years.

transition

transition

• A change from one activity to another.
• A process or a period of change.
• Passage, move, conversion, alteration.
• He made the transition from an urban area to a rural one.