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Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| v. To make speechless with amazement. | dumbfound |
| adj. Speechless with amazement. | dumbfounded |
| v. To follow; to come as a result of or at a later time. | ensue |
| n. A particular period in history. | era |
| v. To thrive or prosper. | flourish |
| v. To wave in the air. | flourish |
| n. A sweeping motion. | flourish |
| n. A showy burst of music. | flourish |
| n. A fancy line or curve added to something written. | flourish |
| n. Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it. | garrison |
| n. A military place of protection, together with its soldiers and weapons. | garrison |
| v. To provide soldiers with a place to live. | garrison |
| adj. Causing grief or pain; hard to bear. | grievous |
| v. To save and put away, especially secretly. | hoard |
| n. Anything put away in such a manner. | hoard |
| v. To cover, as with water from a flood. | inundate |
| v. To load with an excessive amount or number of something. | inundate |
| adj. Impossible to defeat. | invincible |
| n. A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another. | nomad |
| adj. Having the characteristics of a nomad. | nomadic |
| v. To stop from being angry; to calm. | placate |
| adj. Most important. | principal |
| n. A person or thing that is of the greatest importance. | principal |
| n. The head of a school. | principal |
| n. The sum of money owed, not including the interest. | principal |
| v. To move back or to drop to a lower level. | recede |
| v. To become fainter. | recede |
| adj. Showing no mercy; pitiless. | ruthless |
| n. Something given up for the sake of another. | sacrifice |
| n. An offering to a god. | sacrifice |
| v. To give up something for another. | sacrifice |
| v. To offer something of value to a god. | sacrifice |
| adj. Growing or living in or on water. | aquatic |
| adj. Done in or upon water. | aquatic |
| v. To say firmly; to declare. | assert |
| n. A firm statement or declaration. | assertion |
| adj. Self-assured; bold and confident. | assertive |
| v. To turn away. | avert |
| v. To keep from happening. | avert |
| adj. Without much hope. | bleak |
| adj. Cold and dreary; exposed to cold winds and bad weather. | bleak |
| adj. Cheerful; carefree. | blithe |
| adj. Not showing proper care; heedless. | blithe |
| adv. In a carefree manner. | blithely |
| adj. Well behaved; easy to handle. | docile |
| v. To keep on becoming less; to grow smaller in number or amount. | dwindle |
| adj. Causing, or capable of causing, death. | lethal |
| v. To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note. | monitor |
| n. A video screen used to display information. | monitor |
| v. To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out. | mutilate |
| adj. Able to move quickly and easily. | nimble |
| adj. Showing quickness of thinking; clever. | nimble |
| n. A difficult or dangerous condition or situation. | plight |
| adj. Heavy and slow moving. | ponderous |
| n. An edge, border, or brink. | verge |
| v. To come close to the edge or border of. | verge |
| adj. Watchful; ready for danger. | vigilant |
| n. Heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon. | ballast |
| adj. Able to float. | buoyant |
| adj. Cheerful and carefree. | buoyant |
| n. The ability to float. | buoyancy |
| v. To climb awkwardly. | clamber |
| v. To separate from. | detach |
| adj. Not connected. | detached |
| adj. Lacking concern; not taking sides. | detached |
| adj. Causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious. | eerie |
| n. A length of six feet, used in measuring the depth of water. | fathom |
| v. To figure out; to understand. | fathom |
| v. To arouse or excite. | pique |
| n. A feeling of resentment caused by being ignored, insulted, etc. | pique |
| v. To poke or prod. | probe |
| v. To examine closely. | probe |
| n. A long, slender instrument used to examine a wound or part of the body. | probe |
| n. A thorough investigation. | probe |
| v. To be aware of. | realize |
| v. To bring into being; to make happen. | realize |
| v. To split or break. | rupture |
| n. A breaking or tearing apart by force. | rupture |
| n. The breaking of a friendly relationship. | rupture |
| n. An object with all points on its surface equally distant from its center; a ball or globe. | sphere |
| n. An area of power, influence, or activity. | sphere |
| adj. Of or relating to the shape of a sphere. | sperical |
| v. To go underwater. | submerge |
| v. To put underwater or cover with water. | submerge |
| adj. Seeming to go on for a long time; boring. | tedious |
| n. Boredom. | tedium |
| adj. Final. | ultimate |
| adj. The greatest possible; maximum. | ultimate |
| n. Something that is the greatest; the maximum. | ultimate |
| adj. Completely unharmed. | unscathed |
| v. To carry away by force; to kidnap. | abduct |
| n. The act or instance of abducting. | abduction |
| n. The place where one lives; home. | abode |
| n. A deep opening in the earth. | abyss |
| n. Anything too deep to measure. | abyss |
| v. To settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides. | arbitrate |
| n. The act of arbitrating. | arbitration |
| v. To think of as coming from or belonging to a particular person or thing. | attribute |
| n. A quality or feature associated with a person or thing. | attribute |
| adj. Likely to change quickly for no obvious reason. | capricious |
| v. To settle a disagreement by having each side give up something. | compromise |
| v. To expose to the possibility of criticism or shame. | compromise |
| n. A settlement reached by each side giving up something. | compromise |
| adj. Very religious. | devout |
| adj. Sincere. | devout |
| adj. Deeply disturbed; very troubled. | distraught |
| v. To inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to. | enlighten |
| adj. Free from ignorance or prejudice. | enlightened |
| v. To slope or lean. | incline |
| v. To be likely to; to have a fondness for. | incline |
| v. To bend or bow (the head). | incline |
| n. A sloping surface. | incline |
| v. To enter in order to help or settle something. | intervene |
| n. The act or instance of intervening. | intervention |
| n. Anything that cannot be done without or that is greatly needed. | necessity |
| n. The condition of being needed. | necessity |
| n. The path taken by an object around a heavenly body such as a star, planet, or moon. | orbit |
| v. To put into or be in orbit. | orbit |
| adj. Holy; having to do with religion. | sacred |
| adj. Worthy of being given the greatest honor or respect. | sacred |
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