Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Unit 3 vocabulary

Phobia

A persistent, irrational fear of a specific object, activity, or situationthat leads to a 
compelling desire to avoid it.

Merit

Claim to respect and praise; excellence; worth.

Ex. The book's only merit is its sincerity.

Extrovert

An outgoing, gregarious person.

Adverse

Unfavorable or antagonistic in purpose or effect:
Ex. adverse criticism.

Syndrome

Pathology, Psychiatry. a group of symptoms that together arecharacteristic of a specific disorder, disease, or the like.


Chronic

constant; habitual; inveterate:
Ex. a chronic liar

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