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unit 4 vocab.
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| sustained | to stretch or extend |
| original | new or different |
| emphasis | a saying or special force to say something |
| suitable | something that fits |
| exhibition | a display |
| aviation | flying aircraft |
| pesky | troublesome |
| elements | principles of a subject |
| data | items of information |
| era | recorded event in history |
| chaotic | lacking visible order |
| subway | an electric rail road that goes underground |
| hub | the middle of something |
| commence | to begin; start |
| excavated | to uncover by digging |
| perpendicular | at right angles |
| notoriously | widely and unfavorably known |
| modified | to change in form or character |
| calculation | results of something |
| constitute | to make up or form |
| capacity | the amount that can be filled in a space |
| clustered | to gather into bunches |
| embraces | a close encircling with in the arms |
| bound | going or intending to go |
| acquaintances | a person that is not a close friend |
| circulated | pass from person to person |
| nationalities | the fact or condition of a country |
| despaired | to completely lose hope |
| transplant | to take a thing and move it somewhere else |
| optimistic | tending to look at positive stuff |
| literature | printed matter of any kind |
| informed | in the know |
| grandeur | greatness |
| deliberately | carefully and slowly |
| pondered | to think about something carefully |
| giddy | feeling dizzy |
| ornamental | used for decoration |
| foretold | to tell ahead of time |
| conducted | to direct or lead |
| humbler | more humble |
| decade | a period of ten years |
| labor | hard work ; toil |
| tragedy | a sad or dreadful event ; disaster |
| eliminate | to get rid of ; remove |
| fortunes | great wealth ; riches |
| terrain | land or ground |
| hazardous | likely to cause harm or injury |
| bankruptcy | a state of being unable to pay what is owed |
| treaty | a formal agreement between countries |
| negotiating | to talk over and arrange |