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Vocab. Wk 4B 3-18
Unit 4B
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ovation | an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause (n) |
| petty | unimportant; trivial; narrow-minded; secondary in rank; minor (adj) |
| plight | (n) a sorry condition or state (v) to pledge, promise solemnity |
| repent | (v) to feel sorry for what one had done or failed to do |
| reverie | (n) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought |
| revocation | (n) an act or instance of calling back; an annulment, cancellation |
| scan | (v)to examine closely; to look over quickly but thorough; (n) an examination |
| strand | (n) a beach or shore; a string of wire, hair (v) to drive or run around; to leave in a hopeless situation |
| strife | (n) bitter disagreement; fighting; struggle |
| topple | (v) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of |