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Vocab 13 Definitions
Question | Answer |
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(v.) to stick to, remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter | adhere |
(v.) to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm | affirm |
(n.) an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasant | atrocity |
(v.) to struggle successfully against; to prove to be a match for deal with satisfactorily; (n.) a long religious cloak; a canopy | cope |
(v.) discourage, scare off or prevent through fear or doubt | deter |
(adj.) causing uneasiness or worry | disquieting |
(v.) to give power or authority to, to enable to permit | empower |
(adj.) speaking or writing easily and smoothly, flowing gracefully | fluent |
(v.) to move slowly or fall behind; to bring up the rear (n.) a falling behind; the amount by which someone or something is behind; an interval | lag |
(v.) to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, et.; to bring to ruin | mangle |
(n.) a wrong idea, misunderstanding | misapprehension |
(n.) one who expects things to turn out for the best; someone who looks on the bright side of things | optimist |
(v.) to roam about stealthily in search of something | prowl |
(n.) a reading in public of something that is memorized; a memorized poem or piece of prose that is read aloud | recitation |
(v.) to make stupid, dull, or groggy; to surprise or astonish | stupefy |
(adjk.) in a bad or nasty mood, resentful; gloomy | sulky |
(n.) something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document (v.) to provide such and addition or completion | supplement |
(v.) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves) (n.) powerful forward rush | surge |
(n.) a quality or characteristic (especially of personality); a distinguishing feature | trait |
(adj.) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles | unscrupulous |