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Honors English 10
Unit 5
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| capsize (v) | upset, overturn |
| contend (v) | compete, vie, fight |
| contentious(adj) | quarrelsome, belligerent |
| decease (n) | death, demise |
| din (n) | loud noise, uproar, clamor |
| distinguish (v) | tell apart, differentiate, recognize |
| divulge (v) | make known, reveal, disclose |
| drought (n) | long period of dry weather; lack of rain |
| famish (v) | starve;suffer from extreme hunger |
| illuminate (v) | light up; brighten |
| inaudible (adj) | incapable of being heard; not audible |
| incense (v) | make extremely angry; enrage |
| inundate (v) | flood; swamp; deluge |
| jeopardy (n) | danger; peril |
| jeopardize (n) | endanger; imperil |
| magnify (v) | cause to be or look larger; enlarge; amplify |
| municipal (adj) | of a city or town |
| puncture (v) | pierce, perforate, make a hole with a pointed object |
| rummage (v) | search thoroughly by turning over all the contents; ransack |
| simultaneously (adv) | at the same time; together; concurrently |
| subsequently (adv) | later; afterward; next |
| survive (v) | live longer than; outlive; outlast |
| traverse (v) | pass across; over or through; cross |
| velocity (n) | speed; swiftness; celerity; |
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