VOCABULARY
Gambol (verb)
Definition:
to run and jump in a happy way.
Example:
Lambs were gamboling about in the spring sunshine.
Intransigence (adjective)
Definition:
refusing to change your opinions or behavior.
Example:
Unions claim that the management continues to maintain an intransigent position.
Modicum (noun)
Definition:
a small amount of something good such as truth or honesty.
Example:
There's not even a modicum of truth in her statement.
Perfunctory (adjective)
Definition:
done quickly, without taking care or interest.
Example:
His smile was perfunctory.
Dauntless (adjective)
Definition:
showing determination and no fear.
Example:
In spite of the scale of the famine, the relief workers struggled on with dauntless optimism.
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