5th box -Flashcards

(n.) severity; She criticized the planning board's vote with rigor.

(adj.) flexible; pliant; The dancers must be limber to do their ballet steps.

(v.) to make unnecessary; The invention of cars has obviated the use of horse and carriage. A cure for the common cold would obviate the need for shelf after shelf of cold remedies.

(n.) the act or process of voluntarily refraining from any action or practice; self-control; chastity; In preparation for the Olympic games, the athletes practiced abstinence from red meat and junk food, adhering instead to a menu of pasta and produce.