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Vocabulary Chapter 1
definitions
Term | Definition |
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guarantee | 1. promise to fulfill a condition 2. something that makes certain |
temptation | 1.something one wants but pershaps shouldn't have 2. something one strongly wishes to have |
respectful | Showing high regard or esteem |
pneumonia | Serious lung disease that can cause lung inflammation, high fever and difficult breathing |
annoy | To irritate or disturb |
combat | 1. A fight with weapons 2. any fight or struggle |
complicate | To make difficult To confuse |
furnish | 1. to supply or provide 2. to provide furniture for a room house or office |
inexpensive | Cheap low priced |
mercy | 1. Showing more kindness than justice requires 2. Lenient, compassionate treatment 3. Something to be thankful for |
pod | a case, shelf or container in which plants form their seeds |
routine | Regular course of procedure ordinary |
solace | to console relief of sadness |
terrain | 1. a piece of land 2. geographical area |
administer | 1. to give out 2. to mange the use of |
camouflage | 1. a disguise of paint nets or foliage that makes something look like its surroundings 2. to give a false appearance |
centennial | pertaining to a 100th anniversary |
combustible | capable of catching fire and burning easily |
dismal | 1. disaster, dreadful 2. gloomy |
abandon | 1. to give up control of someone or something 2 to leave without intending to come back |
ambition | 1. a desire to achieve a goal 2. a longing for position of power |
century | a period of 100 years |
debris | scattered fragments ruins garbage |
mentality | 1. power of the mind 2. way of thinking |
ineffective | 1. not producing the intended effect 2. incapable |