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Vocab
U4
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to declare not guilty, free from blame, discharge completely; to conduct or behave oneself | acquit |
| to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion | deem |
| to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins | devastate |
| to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation; a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation | discredit |
| difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand | elusive |
| to bring to existence; to be the cause of | generate |
| to worship as an iol, make an idol of; to love very much | idolize |
| a lack of thankfulness | ingratitude |
| something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir | keepsake |
| an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of appaulse | ovation |
| unimportant, trival; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor | petty |
| a sorry condition or state; to pledge, promise solemnly | plight |
| to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do | repent |
| a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought | reverie |
| an act or instance of calling back, an anullment, cancellation | revocation |
| to examine closely; to look over quickly but throughly; to analyze the rythmn of a poem; an examination | scan |
| a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair, etc.; to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position | strand |
| bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle | strife |
| to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall | topple |
| a being that must eventually die; of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, conceivable | mortal |