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Stevenson unit 8
Term | Definition |
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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 |