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unit 9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| cede | to give up, surrender; to hand over to another |
| discretion | good judgement; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose |
| intimidation | to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do something (or not do something) |
| logical | reasonable; making use of reason and good sense |
| misrepresent | to give a false or untrue idea |
| outright | complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; completely, instantaneously |
| rendezvous | to meet in accordance with a plan; a meeting by agreement; a meeting place |
| sluggish | lazy; slow moving; not active; dull |
| tint | a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something; to give color to something; to dye |
| variable | likely to undergo change; changeable; a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such |
| avenge | to get revenge for; get even for; settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury |
| deluge | a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in vast quantity; to flood |
| giddy | dizzy; light headed; lacking seriousness |
| impact | the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; to affect, especially forcefully |
| liberate | to free from bondage or domination; to release |
| optional | left to one's own choice; not required |
| rotund | rounded and plump; full or rich in sound |
| saunter | to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; a stroll |
| subordinate | lower in rank or position, secondary; one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; to put in a lower or secondary position |
| verge | the point at which something begins or happens; a border; to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else |