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Merici: Semester II

Term	Definition
to plead	to beg, to ask repeatedly
astonished	super surprised
secluded	hidden, not visible
succulent	juicy, delicious
magnificent	just great
scarlet	deep red
to sharpen	to make a sharp edge
to be willing to	being open to something
quick	fast, fast
wager	a bet, a risk
to stumble	to (almost) fall
to interrupt	to break the continuation of something
to snuggle	to hug closely
churning	when your stomach makes noises
battered	something that is in a bad condition
to rustle	noise that leaves make when they move
daybreak	When the sun first appears on the horizon
a sigh	To breathe and exhale while in thought
eagerly	when you are excited
hastily	quickly
concealed	hidden
a pail	a bucket
to sniff	to smell
for the sake of	for the benefit of
to skim	to read quickly and lazily
to get by on	to survive with
to get hung up	to obsess over something
to be allowed to	to have permission to do something
to get ahead	to get some position or success
to be charged with	to be responsible for
to be fit for	to have the skills that are required
to be intended (for)	to have a specific purpose or reason
to be (bad) at	when you do something in a bad way
to be aimed at	to be directed at something
to hand in	to submit
can't help but	when you cannot avoid something
to take advantage of	to use in a way that is not fair
to involve	it deals with , it is connected and about
orphanage	a place for children without a home
unfathomably	when you cannot believe something
to oblige	to accept or to obey someone
to entrust	to give to someone for protection or safekeeping
incurable	something that cannot be fixed.
to rot	to go bad, to become spoiled (such as meat or fruit)
to lurk	to hang around in a sinister way, to be present in a bad way
to grin	to smile with teeth
to tear	to rip a piece off
to foresee	to look into the future
narrowly	barely, when something happens with a slim margin
meticulously	carefully
flimsy	not very strong or stable
on purpose	with intent
to nibble	to eat in small bites
subtle	something that is not very clear or pronounced
bizarre	strange
to bang	to hit two things together so they make a deep sound
to sort out	to correct, to make something better
unmistakable	something that has to be correct
merely	only
to enforce	to make sure everyone follows a rule
bewildering	confusing
muggy	weather that is warm and humid, unpleasant
to grasp	to hold on to with your hand, or to understand something
to spend	to invest time in something
out of earshot	when people cannot clearly hear you
panicky	the quality of being scared
insulting	to be offensive
to mutter	similar to a whisper, but with clenched teeth
to spring out	to jump out
to crouch	to sit with your knees bent, like squatting
delusional	crazy
to purge	to get rid of, to expel
cryptic	very secretive, difficult to decipher
to salvage	to save something
to compliment	to say nice things about something or someone, like "impressive"
to complement	to be a good fit, like a lego
to feign	to act in a fake way
to bolt	like a bullet or a rocket -- to leave very quickly
to object	to say no
to endure	to live through something difficult, like a marathon or a horrible experience
a thrill	something exciting, it makes your heart beat faster
incomprehensible	you cannot understand it
begrudging	when you are not happy about doing something
eerie	scary
a haze	when things are very blurry and unclear
to hesitate	to question your action, to pause before doing something because you are not sure
obviously	clearly, without question
to assent	to agree, to say yes
to duck	to lower your body, as a duck would
to quiver	to shake
to wither	to wilt, when a plant slowly dies
to devote	when you create a commitment t something
to fumble	to try to complete an action without precision, to do something nervously
to start after (you)	to chase you
finest	the very best of something
to give me a hand	to help
to emerge	to come out of something
to wrap	to encircle with something
to be puzzled	to be confused
to kneel	to sit on your knees
to inquire	to ask
curtly	sharp, in a serious way
encrusted	with a solid layer on the surface
obscene	awful, indecent
fictitious	unreal, fiction
to scour	to search and search and search
to rattle	to shake slightly
volatile	something that changes very quickly and without notice
vague	unclear
to hover	to fly or keep a little above something
to grip	to hold with your thumbs and fingers
to wedge	to get in between and separate
to stagger	to walk awkwardly, losing balance
to go limp	to stop having internal support
to raid	to attack and destroy a place
to tower	to stand tall
meekly	subdued, not wanting to fight or argue, without energy
a moot point	something that has no significance
to trample	to step on, like a horse
reassuringly	to give someone else confidence
a shiver	a tremble like when something scares you
hollow	without an inside
to veer off	to change direction a little bit
to reckon	to figure out, to reason, to think
tangible	something that can be touched

Created by: hnajera

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