Monday, October 25, 2010

Words By Definition


Baffle: totally bewilder or perplex


Intractable: hard to control or deal with
Ex: Cuba is an intractable nation for the United States.


Stratum: a level or class to which people are assigned according to their social status, education, or income.
Ex: Hamlet is in a higher stratum than Polonius.

Scrupules: a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action
Ex: President Bush seemed to have few scrupules to begin a war in Iraq.

Aversion: Strong Dislike

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