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Lesson 2
Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| address | residence; abode; speech; lecture; discourse |
| assume | undertake; take on; put on; pretend; affect; think; suppose; presume |
| attain | reach; achieve; accomplish |
| boast | brag; swagger |
| capacity | volume; dimensions; ability |
| cede | yield; surrender; relinquish |
| decline | refuse; reject; dismiss; decrease; fall; fail; weaken |
| desert | abandon; forsake |
| disassemble | break apart; dismantle; take apart |
| dispose | array; arrange; order |
| dispose of | get rid of |
| erode | wear away |
| fairly | reasonable; moderately; tolerably; pretty |
| glossy | shiny; bright; glazed; lustrous |
| grounds | reasons; rationale; root; basis |
| ideal | perfect; model; exemplary; abstract; theoretical; hypothetical |
| inhabit | live; occupy; dwell |
| laborious | diligent; industrious |
| linger | remain; stay; tarry; lag; procrastinate; loiter |
| loathe | abhor; abominate; detest |
| misgiving | apprehension; presentiment; apprehensiveness |
| model | specimen; prototype; pattern |
| observe | watch; perceive; notice; conform; follow; comply |
| plentiful | abundant; bountiful; rich |
| preoccupied | engrossed; absorbed |
| property | estate; havings; possession |
| recurring | recurrent |
| rooted | ingrained; fixed; embedded |
| thoroughly | completely; perfectly; utterly; eniterly |