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Unit 15 vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| adopt | to take another person's child into one's family; to use as one's own; to accept or approve |
| agile | capable of moving easily, quickly, and gracefully; mentally quick |
| analyze | to study the parts of something in order to understand what it is, how it is put together, or how it works; to stduy carefully or in detail |
| assist | to give help or support; the act of helping; in sports, an action that helps a teammate score or get a player out |
| babble | to talk foolishly or too much; to make meaningless sounds; to make a gurgling sound; a mix of meaningless sounds, usually as made by water |
| captivity | the state of being confined or held against one's will |
| drab | an olive brown or brownish gray color; marked by dullness; like the color drab; cheerless |
| fatal | causing death, destruction, or ruin |
| generosity | the quality or being charitable to others in thought or action; willingness to give; an act of giving |
| genuine | real;, actually being what something appears to be; true or reliable; sincere or honest |
| illegal | against the law; against the rules |
| merit | the fact of deserving something; a quality that deserves reward or praise; worth or value; to deserve, be worthy of |