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Vocab lesson 7
Term | Definition |
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claustrophobia | n. An abnormal fear of narrow,enclosed spaces. |
colleague | n. An associate or coworker of similar status. |
condescend | v To lower oneself to a position one considers inferior. |
2 | To behave in an offensively superior manner. |
condescending | adj. Showing an offensively superior manner. |
contingent | adj. Conditional;depending on something else. |
2 | Likely,but not certain to happen;possible. |
3 | n. A group that is part of a larger one. |
daunt | v. to discourage or intimidate. |
daunting | adj. So difficult or dangerous as to discourage or intimidate. |
deluge | n. A downpour of rain; a flood. |
2 | a flood of anything. |
3 | v. To flood or overwhelm. |
dispel | to clear away;to remove or get rid of,as if by scattering. |
dub | v. To give a title, nickname, or description to. |
fanfare | n. A sounding of trumpets or brass instruments. |
2 | Any showy display. |
fledgling | n. A young bird just learning to fly. |
2 | A young an inexperienced person. |
3 | adj. New and untested. |
mettle | n. courage to bear up under difficult circumstances; spirit. |
negligible | adj. small and unimportant, not worth noticing. |
protract | v. to draw out or lengthen( in time). |
replica | n. A copy of something, espescially one on a smaller scale than the original. |