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vocab 13-15
Question | Answer |
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to adjust or change | adapt |
to fit together exactly | dovetail |
to hesitate, stumble, lose courage | falter |
abandoned | forlorn |
obstacle | impediment |
hang around | loiter |
short but full of meaning | pithy |
a silly, forced smile | simper |
much boasted about | vaunted |
a child without a home or friend | waif |
to make stronger, larger, greater | amplify |
to give up all claim to | disclaim |
too convinced of one's own importance | arrogant |
to drift apart or become unfriendly | estrange |
without limit, endless | infinite |
relatives, related, similar | kindred |
a suitable place | niche |
ready to collapse | ramshackle |
unthinking routine | rote |
long and tiresome | tedious |
a deep or bottomless pit | abyss |
of supreme importance | crucial |
to give form to | embody |
the complete collapse or failure of a project | fiasco |
an inheritance | heritage |
working for self-gain only | mercenary |
a state of being forgotten | oblivion |
pale, lacking color | pallid |
sensible, reasonable | rational |
a limitation or restriction; a criticism | stricture |