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Stevenson unit 8
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Affluence | wealth riches prosperity great abundance plenty |
| Arrears | unpaid or overdue debts an unfinished duty |
| Cascade | a steep |
| Cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| Crotchety | cranky |
| format | the size |
| immobile | not movable |
| impassible | blocked so that nothing can get threw |
| innovation | something new |
| jovial | good-humored |
| manacle | a handcuff |
| martial | warlike |
| minimum | the smallest possible amount |
| nimble | quick and skillful in movement |
| onset | the begining |
| partition | something that divides |
| perishable | likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | to find then bring back |
| sinister | appearing evil or dangourous |
| taut | tightly drawn |