The document provides definitions for 20 vocabulary words, including clemency, inhibition, dissent, mandatory, mannerism, meticulous, pacifist, protocol, submission, and ultimatum from Lesson 18 Vocabulary English 10. It also defines cadaverous, consign, elocution, incorrigible, maim, profuse, promulgate, strident, subversion, and virulent from Lesson 18 Vocabulary English 12. The words cover topics such as forgiveness, restraint, disagreement, requirements, behavior traits, carefulness, nonviolence, rules, surrender, demands, physical appearance, delivery, public speaking, persistently bad, wounding, freely giving, making known, harsh

1. Lesson 18 Vocabulary English 10

2. clemency – showing forgiveness or mercy; a state of mild weather Former vocab: inclement – no mercy; bad weather

3. inhibition – a force that holds back one’s actions, thoughts or feelings Release you inhibitions.

4. dis sent – v. to protest; n. a difference in opinion The people showed their dissent by protesting.

5. mandatory – required Was it mandatory to write with a feather and wear a wig in colonial times?

6. mannerism – unique behavior; distinctive personal trait When you impersonate someone, you try to copy their mannerisms.

7. meticulous – extremely careful or worried about details

8. pacifist – one who opposes using force to settle disputes The pacifist refused to fight me.

9. protocol – the way of doing things according to rules and directions.

10. submission – Surrender; humbleness The angry man was beaten to submission, and finally gave up the fight.

11. ultimatum – a final demand or proposition The boss gave the ultimatum : either show up on time, or you’re fired.

12. Lesson 18 Vocabulary English 12

13. cadaverous– corpselike (pale or thin) cadaver = corpse Many of the surviving Jews looked cadaverous when they were rescued.

14. consign – to deliver; to officially handover After the UPS worker consigned the package, he asked me to sign for it.

15. elocution – the art of public speaking “ Eloquence” Many voters base their vote on the candidates’ elocution , rather than what he/she actually says.

16. incorrigible – persistently bad; hopeless The criminal was simply incorrigible . Every time he was released form prison, he immediately went back to a life of crime.

17. maim – to wound or mangle My leg was maimed after getting it crunched in the bear trap.

18. profuse – giving freely; plentiful After the bear trap incident, my leg was bleeding profusely .

19. promulgate – to make known In order to promulgate their relationship, they danced in public.

20. strident – Having or making a harsh sound The strident beeping of my alarm clock always jolts me in the morning.

21. subversion – the overthrowing or undermining of something The subversion of King Duncan required Macbeth committing murder.

22. virulent – poisonous or deadly The virulent snake bite almost killed me!