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Vocab-Unit 9
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| avenge | (v) to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury |
| deluge | (n) a great flood; a heavy fall of rain; anything that comes in a vast quantity (like a flood) (v) to flood |
| giddy | (adj) dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness |
| impact | (n) the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision (v) to affect, especially forcefully |
| liberate | (v) to free from bondage or domination; to release |
| optional | (adj) left to one's own choice; not required |
| rotund | (adj) rounded and plump; full or rich in sound |
| saunter | (v) to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way (n) a stroll |
| subordinate | (adj) lower in rank or position, secondary (n) one who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else (v) to put in a lower or secondary position |
| verge | (n) the point at which something begins or happens; a border (v) to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process of becoming something else |
| cede | (v) to give up, surrender; to hand over to another |
| discretion | (n) good judgment; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose |
| intimidate | (v) to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something |
| logical | (adj) reasonable; making use of reason and good sense |
| misrepresent | (v) to give a false or untrue idea |
| outright | (adj) complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing (adv) completely, instantaneously |
| rendezvous | (v) to meet in accordance with a plan (n) a meeting by agreement; a meeting place |
| sluggish | (adj) lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull |
| tint | (n) a delicate color or hue; a slight trace or something (v) to give color to something; to dye |
| variable | (adj) likely to undergo change; changeable (n) a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such |