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8th Grade Unit 13
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| to change to suit conditions | adapt |
| to bear witness | attest |
| to fit together exactly | dovetail |
| an exceedingly evil act | enormity |
| to hesitate, stumble | falter |
| a warning that something bad will happen | foreboding |
| sad and lonely | forlorn |
| chillingly proud and scornful | haughty |
| a physical defect | impediment |
| necessary, urgent | imperative |
| to linger in an aimless way | loiter |
| to pretend and illness to avoid work | malinger |
| short but full of meaning | pithy |
| to rob by force during wartime | plunder |
| to smile or speak in a silly forced way | simper |
| firmly fixed | steadfast |
| much boasted about | vaunted |
| to abuse maliciously | vilify |
| a person without a home or friend | waif |
| twisted, turned to one side | wry |