vocab #8

Moderation

avoiding extremes of behavior or expression : observing reasonable limits
having average or less than average quality
MEDIOCRE

Docile

easily taught, led, or controlled

Supple

soft and able to bend or fold easily
adaptable

Anecdote

a usually short narrative of an interesting, amusing, or biographical incident

Obsolete

no longer used because something newer exists
replaced by something newer
no longer used by anyone
out of style

Indictment

a formal written statement framed by a prosecuting authority and found by a jury (such as a grand jury) charging a person with an offense
an expression of strong disapproval

Succinctly

using few words to state or express an idea
marked by compact precise expression without wasted words

Stark

having a very plain and often cold or empty appearance
unpleasant and difficult to accept or experience
very obvious : very plain and easily seen
Completely or fully

Predicate adjective

an adjective that follows a linking verb and modifies (i.e., refers back to) the subject of the linking verb.

Agitated

troubled in mind
disturbed and upset

Deficiency

a lack of something that is needed : the state of not having enough of something necessary
a problem in the way something is made or formed

Employ

to use (something) for a particular purpose or to do something
to use or direct (something, such as your time or effort) in order to achieve a particular goal
to use or get the services of (someone) to do a particular job