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IEW US Hist 1-3
IEW US History vocabulary, lessons 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| pillar | a slender upright column used to support a roof |
| prosperity | the state of being successful or flourishing |
| transfixed | motionless with amazement or horror |
| coax | to try to persuade by gentle but constant asking or other measures |
| askew | not lined up straight; awry |
| presume | to suppose to be true; to act without permission or authority |
| flank | to be placed at the side of |
| reverently | with feelings of deep respect |
| resolve | to make a firm decision; to bring to a conclusion |
| endeavor | to make a major effort |
| appalled | surprised and dismayed |
| frivolous | not serious or important; silly |