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8th vocab unit #13
Question | Answer |
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Wry | twisted, turned to one side |
Waif | a person (usually a child) without a home |
Vilify | to abuse or belittle unjustly |
Vaunted | much boasted about in a vain or swaggering way |
Steadfast | firmly fixed, not moving |
Simper | to smile or speak in a silly forced way |
Plunder | to rob by force, especially during wartime |
Pithy | short but full of meaning |
Malinger | to pretend illness to avoid work |
Loiter | to linger in an aimless way, hang around |
Imperative | necessary, urgent |
Impediment | a physical defect, hindrance, obstacle |
Haughty | chillingly proud and scornful |
Forlorn | sad and lonely |
Foreboding | a warning or feeling that something bad will happen |
Falter | to hesitate, stumble, lose courage |
Enormity | huge size, immensity |
Dovetail | to fit together exactly |
Attest | to bear witness, affirm to be true |
Adapt | to adjust or change to suit conditions |