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Unit I Vocabulary
1st and 2nd Period
Question | Answer |
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acclimate | to get accustomed to a new environment or situation |
ancestral | pertaining to one's forebears; ancestor |
aspire | to have a great desire |
crescendo | gradually increasing in volume or intensity |
dependent | relying upon something or someone else |
despite | in spite of |
evolve | to develop gradually |
exquisite | beautifully made or designed |
extreme | the greatest degree |
exuberant | full of high spirits |
fervent | having great emotions |
foretell | to predict |
impending | about to take place |
incredible | unbelievable |
ingenious | clever; displaying imagination or inventiveness |
meager | scanty; thin |
precipitate | to cause to happen earlier than expected; to condense and fall as rain |
suffrage | right to vote |
thrive | to prosper; to grow vigorously |
unsung | not honored |
chronic | lasting for a long time |
calculating | crafty |
rash | careless |
capricious | unpredictable |
desolate | barren; empty |
tactless | inappropriate |
inane | silly |
warily | cautiously |
petty | trivial |
jauntily | carefree |