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CC 6 17 & 18
Vocabulary for Achievement, Corpus Christi, 6th Grade, Lessons 17 and 18
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| agile | able to move quickly and easily |
| dawdle | to take more time than necessary; to move slowly |
| distort | to change something so as to make it less true; to misrepresent; to twist out of the usual shape |
| itinerary | the route for a journey |
| mobilize | to prepare or to organize for a purpose |
| modify | to change or adjust; to alter |
| quiver | to tremble or shake |
| recede | to go back; to retreat; to move away |
| supplant | to replace |
| traverse | to travel or pass across, over, or through |
| belittle | to make a person or thing seem unimportant or without value |
| envelop | to wrap within; to surround entirely |
| exploit | to use to the greatest possible advantage; to make use of selfishly and unfairly; an exciting or heroic adventure or deed |
| facilitate | to make easier or to help along; to assist |
| forsake | to abandon; to give something up |
| impair | to make worse; to damage |
| inflict | to cause pain; to do something unpleasant or punishing |
| inhumane | brutal; cruel; lacking kindness and pity |
| rehabilitate | to restore to a healthy or good condition |
| rejuvenate | to make young or vigorous again |