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Voyagers Lesson 9
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| astonish | to surprise or amaze |
| astonishment | great suprise or amazement |
| dainty | small and fine in quality or apperance |
| demonstrate | to show by doing, to explain or prove using examples, to make a public showing of support or protest |
| demonstration | a showing of display of objects or feelings |
| devote | to give one's complete attention to a purpose or person |
| devotion | a strong love or attachment |
| envy | a wish for something that someone else has, to wish for what someone else has |
| envious | filled with envy |
| flinch | to move back in sudden fear |
| grieve | to feel deep sorrow; to be filled with sadness |
| opponent | a person who is against one in a contest, game, or argument |
| organize | to arrange according to a system, to start or form |
| organization | the way a group of things or people is put together or arranged; a group of people who are together for a common purpose |
| perform | to play, recite, or entertain before an audience, to do; to carry out |
| performance | something that is done, especially in front of an audience. |
| propose | to suggest; to intend; to make an offer of marriage |
| reputation | what people generally think about a person or thing |
| resent | to feel anger or annoyance at |
| resentful | feeling angry or annoyed |
| resentment | a feeling of anger or annoyance |
| scarce | in short supply; not plentiful |
| surplus | the amount that is more than is needed; more than is needed |