ANTHRO 106 : English Vocabulary-Revised.docx

• School: UMASS-Amherst
• Department: Anthropology
• Course: ANTHRO 106
• Professor: Katharine Kirakosian

Document Summary

The act or practice form refraining from an indulgence, particularly appetite, certain food or drink, drugs, etc. A standard of judgment; a rule or principle for evaluation. A person who eats or drinks excessively; a person with remarkable desire or capacity for something. Referring to something that exists as an idea and is not a concrete reality (example: truth, bravery, honesty, etc. ) A hiding place, especially in the ground for storing food, treasure, etc. A puzzling or inexplicable person, thing, riddle, etc. A person who questions the validity or truth of something. To lessen intensity or to make less severe. To comply or consent without argument or protest. Able to use both hands equally well; unusually skillful. Anything trite or commonplace that has lost its originality or impact through overuse. An accusation of crime before a public prosecutor or tribunal. A deceptive or misleading notion or belief; statement or argument based on false or invalid information.