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Unit 8
Jerry Grade six vocabulary book
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Arrears | (n., pl.) Unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty. |
| Cascade | (n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall). |
| Crotchety | (adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims. |
| Impassible | (adj.) Blocked so that nothing can go through. |
| Manacle | (n. usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs). |
| Martial | (adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life. |
| Partition | (n.) something that divides(such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares. |
| Perishable | (adj.) likely to spoil or decay. |
| Sinister | (adj.) Appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm. |
| Taut | (adj.) tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order. |
| Affluence | (n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty. |
| Cringe | (v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness. |
| Immobile | (adj.) not movable; not moving. |
| Innovation | (n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| Jovial | (adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry. |
| Minimum | (n.) the smallest possible amount; (adj.) the lowest permissible or possible. |
| Nimble | (adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever. |
| Onset | (n.) the beginning, start(especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault. |
| Retrieve | (v.) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good. |
| Template | (n.) a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to imitate. |