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lesson 19 vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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ascent | 1) the act of moving upward in rank , position, or conditiion 2) a way or place that slopes upward ; an upward route |
Divulge | to make known ; to reveal |
Eventual | Happening at last ; happening in the end ; final |
Exuberant | Showing good health and high spirits ; full of life 2) very great ; extreme |
Far- Fetched | hard to accept or to believe ; not reasonable , natural , or likely |
Feign | to pretend |
Impose | to put a tax , punishment , and so on into force 2) to force one's presence , wishes , and so on , on another ; to take unfair advantage of |
lithe | able to bend easily ; flexible ; limber |
Oblivious | not aware or alert , due to being lost in thought or simply not payign attention |
Potent | Capable of producing a desired effect ; powerful and effective |
Premonition | a feeling that something , good or bad , will happen |
Reprieve | a delay in carrying out a punishment or some other undesirable action 2) temporary relief or escape from any difficulty,pain, or trouble 3) to give reprieve |
Restrain | to prevent from acting or doing , to keep in hold back ; to control 2) limit or take away freedom , as by tying up or putting intio jail |
Surly | bad tempered and unfriendly ; rude |
Vendor | one who sells goods , a seller |