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Vocabulary unit 4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Acquit | free (someone) from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty |
| discredit | harm the good reputation of (someone or something) |
| generate | to bring into existence; cause to be; produce. |
| ingratitude | the state of being ungrateful; unthankfulness. |
| ovation | an enthusiastic public reception of a person, marked especially by loud and prolonged applause. |
| plight | a condition, state, or situation, especially an unfavorable or unfortunate one |
| reverie | a daydream |
| scan | an act or instance of scanning; close examination |
| strife | vigorous or bitter conflict, discord, or antagonism |
| topple | to fall forward, as from having too heavy a top; pitch; tumble down. |
| deem | to think, believe; to consider, have an opinion |
| devastate | to destroy, lay waste, leave in ruins |
| elusive | difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand |
| idolize | to worship as an idol, make an idol of ; to love very much |
| keepsake | something kept in memory of the giver; a souvenir |
| mortal | a being that must eventually die; |
| petty | unimportant, trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor |
| repent | to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do |
| revocation | an act or instance of calling back, an annulment, cancellation |
| strand | a beach of shore; a string of wire hair, etc. |