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Level A
Unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| affluence | wealth, riches; great abundance |
| arrears | unpaid or overdue debts; unfinished duty |
| cascade | a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth |
| cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissivness |
| crotchety | cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims |
| immobile | not move; not moving |
| impassable | blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| jovial | good-humored, in high spirits |
| manacle | a handcuff, anything that chains o confines; to chain or restrain |
| martial | warlike, fond of fighting, relating to war, the army, or military life |
| minimum | the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble | quick and skillful in movement, agile, clever |
| onset | the beginning, start; an attack, assault |
| partition | something that divides; the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide into parts or shares |
| perishable | likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good |
| sinister | appearing evil or dangerous; threatening, evil or harm |
| taut | tightly drawn, tense; neat in good order |
| template | a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic, something that is used as a model to imitate |