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Unit 8 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affluence | Wealthy, rich, great abundance |
| Arrears | Unpaid or over due debts |
| Cascade | A steep or narrow waterfall |
| Cringe | To shrink back or hide in fear |
| Crotchety | Cranky, ill-tempered |
| Format | The size, shape, or arrangement of something |
| Immobile | Not moveable, not moving |
| Impassable | Blocks so nothing can go through |
| Innovation | Something new idea, device |
| Jovial | Good humored, in high spirits, merry |
| Manacle | A handcuff, anything that chain or confines |
| Martial | Warlike, fond of fighting, relating to war, the army or military life |
| Minimum | The smallest possible amount |
| Nimble | Quick and skillful in movement |
| Onset | The beginning, the start of something violent and destructive, attack, assault |
| Partition | Something that divides such as a wall |
| Perishable | Likely to spoil or decay |
| Retrieve | To find or to bring back, fetch |
| Sinister | Appearing evil or dangerous |
| Taut | Tightly drawn, tense, neat, in good order |