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Currents Ch. 5 Vocab
Ch. 5 Vocabulary Terms/Definitions
Term | Definition |
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APPORTION (V) | to portion out; allocate; assign |
BEREFT (ADJ) | empty and lacking; deprived grief stricken |
1. BLIGHT (N) 2. BLIGHT (V) | 1.) Noun: a disease or defect that damages another 2.) Verb: to damage or cause to deteriorate |
CHURLISH (ADJ) | 1.) impolite and surly; rude; arrogant 2.) stingy and tightfisted |
COMPETENCE (N) | sufficient; capability; skill |
DIGRESS (V) | to wander from the main subject; to deviate; to ramble |
GALLING (ADJ) | causing bitterness; troubling |
LIAISON (N) | a close relationship; connection; alliance |
1.) RAVAGE (V) 2.) RAVAGE (N) | 1.) Verb: to destroy violently or badly damage; ruin 2.) Noun: destructive or ruinous action; devastation |
SELF-EVIDENT (ADJ) | obvious; needing no proof |