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Vocab Week 1 Day 3
Week 1 Day 3 Vocabulary Words
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adequate | enough, sufficient |
| Administer | 1. to manage or direct 2. to give out as treatment or assistance |
| Agitate | 1. to disturb or upset 2. to move with an irregular, fast, or violent action 3. to stir up interest in and support for a cause |
| Capitulate | to give in, surrender |
| Citrus | 1. A fruit of the family that includes oranges, lemons, grapefruits, and limes. 2. a tree that produces these fruit |
| Disrupt | 1. To break up the orderly course of 2. to interrupt; to bring to a temporary halt |
| Hovel | an unpleasant, cramped, and dilapidated place to live |
| Illiterate | unable to read or write |
| Indifferent | 1. Not concerned about; not caring 2. neither very good nor very bad; passable |
| Menial | of or relating to low-level, humble work |
| Permanent | lasting or expecting to last for a long time |
| Respite | a period of rest; a pause |
| Strenuous | Needing much effort; using a lot of energy |
| Toil | 1. To work long hard 2. to make one’s way with difficulty 3. hard and tiring labor |
| Urgent | needing quick action or attention |
| Addict | 1. a person with a very strong desire for something that is habit-forming and sometimes harmful 2. a person who is a very enthusiastic fan 3.) to cause someone to have a very strong desire for something |
| Aspire | to have a strong desire to get or do something; to seek |
| Bias | 1. preference that prevents one from being impartial; prejudice 2 .to cause someone to have prejudice; to influence |
| Blatant | very obvious in an offensive or shameless way |
| Candid | expressed honestly and without holding back unpleasantly truths |
| Confront | 1. to stand up to; face boldly 2. to put or bring face to face |
| Debut | 1. a first public appearance 2. to make a first public appearance |
| Enroll | to sign up to become a member of some group or activity; to register |
| Fluster | to make nervous, embarrassed, or confused |
| Impunity | freedom from being harmed or punished |
| Intensify | to increase; to strength or deepen |
| Intimidate | to frighten, especially by threatening someone |
| Obnoxious | very unpleasant; disgusting |
| Retort | 1. to answer, especially in a quick or clever way 2. a quick or lever reply |
| Stint | 1. A period of time devoted to a job or some tasks. 2. a limit or restriction 3. to limit or restrict |
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