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Unit 8 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| browse | 1. to look through or glance at casually 2. to eat (wild vegetation), to graze |
| counterfeit | not genuine, fake |
| devour | 1. to eat up hungrily or quickly 2. to take in eagerly (a book, a movie, etc.) |
| dishearten | to shake or destroy the courage of; to discourage |
| emblem | a symbol or sign |
| exuberant | extremely enthusiastic |
| lurk | to prowl or lie hidden, as though about to attack |
| mellow | soft, gentle, pleasant |
| pique | 1. to excite to action 2. to hurt the pride of |
| pluck | to pull off or out; to pick |
| ponder | to think about; to consider carefully |
| presume | to take for granted; to assume or suppose |
| patronize | 1. to give on business as a customer regularly or to provide financial help 2. to treat someone as a inferior; to talk down to |
| preview | something seen in advance |
| recede | to move back or to drop to a lower level |