Unit Two Vocabulary Week Nine

calumny (adjective) slander Most gossip falls into the category of calumny. .

contingency (noun/adjective) something that might happen eventuality When forming an emergency plan, it is wise to plan for every possible contingency.

impassive (adjective) not showing emotion Spock was impassive though surrounded by irrational humans.

litigation (noun) legal action The movie studio threatened the actor with litigation if he did not honor the terms of his contract.

mollify (verb) appease/pacify I gave a binky to the baby to mollify him.

propensity (noun) tendency Jim has a propensity to eat too many sweets.

recant (verb) withdraw from a position/take back words Galileo, under penalty of death, was forced to recant his statement that the earth revolved around the sun.

repudiate (verb) reject The clergy of the 1600s decided to repudiate the heliocentric model.

retaliate (verb) get even Despite your silly prank, I have decided not to retaliate.

sedentary (adjective) inactive