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vocab ch2
sam's vocab test
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| (v) 1. to use improperly; 2. to treat cruely or roughly; (n)1. cruel or rough treatment; 2. a deceitful act | abuse |
| (n) an earnest request for help or sympathy; (v) 1. to ask for help; 2. to ask that a case be taken to a higher court in the judicial system | appeal |
| (n) the deeper part of a river or stream; (v) to make a groove | channel |
| (n) an admiring remark said about a person or thing | compliment |
| (v) to draw away one's attention to a different object or in many directions at once | distract |
| (n) a tiny fish of tropical fresh water, sometimes kept in aquariums | guppy |
| (n) soldiers trained, organized, and equipped to fight on foot | infantry |
| (n) moving from one place to another | migration |
| (n) 1. a saving; 2. preservation from destruction or failure | salvation |
| (n) 1. a solemn statement used for evidence or proof; 2. a solemn declaration | testimony |
| (v) 1. to help out; 2 to give something wanted or needed | accommodate |
| (v)1.to put electtricity into; 2.to attack; (n) 1. a price; 2.an accusation | charge |
| (n)pity;sympathy | compassion |
| (adj)1.strong and intense in purpose;2.eager andserious | earnest |
| (n)disease in humans and animals caused by contact with germs | infection |
| (adj)1.involving a necessary characteristic of something;2.belonging by nature | inherent |
| (n)the smallest particle of a substance that retains the chemical identity of the substance | molecule |
| (adj)dangerous | perilous |
| (n)soundness of mind or mental health | sanity |
| (n)1.an explanation based on observation and reasoning;2. an opinion or idea | theory |