Units 1-6

• dour


  stern, unyielding, gloomy, ill-humored
• intimation


  a hint, indirect suggestion
• amicable


  peaceable, friendly
• meticulous


  extremely careful; particular about details
• coerce


  to compel, force
• inclement


  stormy, harsh; severe in attitude or action
• affiliated


  associated, connected
• panacea


  a remedy for all ills; cure-all; an answer to all problems
• assent


  to express agreement; agreement
• chivalrous


  marked by honor, courtesy, and courage; knightly
• deft


  skillful, nimble
• extirpate


  to tear up by the roots; to destroy totally