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Vocab
Lesson 26
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acclimate | to adjust to a new climate, situation, environment, or condition |
| acme | highest point |
| breadth | size from side to side; width |
| breadth | range or extent; lack of narrowness |
| dally | to deal lightly and carelessly with |
| dally | to waste time or let it pass without concern |
| elapse | to go by or pass; said of time |
| elation | great joy; high spirits |
| feisty | showing courage, energy, and a readiness to respond to a quarrel |
| infamous | well known for something bad |
| jut | to stick out from the main body of something |
| literal | dealing with fact or basic meaning, without exaggeration or the imaginative use of words; exact |
| noncommital | not willing to promise; not revealing one's purpose, intention, or feelings |
| perceptive | able to take in something with the mind easily and quickly; good at both noticing details and understanding their meaning |
| placid | undisturbed; calm |
| requisite | required by the situation |
| requisite | something that is required by the situation |
| revelation | something revealed or made known, especially when it had been hidden or secret |
| revelation | a surprising discovery |