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Blue Vocab Unit 17
vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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accumulate | to gather together often, often in an increasing number; collect |
compromise | an agreement in which each side gives up some demand; to give up certain demands in order to settle and argument |
desolate | bleak and without any people; extremely unhappy |
disregard | to pay no attention to; the state of ignoring something |
emphasis | the special importance or value given to something; stress given to a syllable or word in reading or speaking |
friction | the rubbing of one object or surface against another; conflict |
intervene | to come between things, points, events in order to make changes |
irresistible | too attractive and tempting to be resisted |
majority | the great number; something made up of the greater number |
phenomenon | something that can be taken in by the senses or mind; someone or something that is very unusual |
profound | very great or intense; requiring deep thought or understanding |
subside | to become less intense, violent, or severe |