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Lesson 12

TermDefinition
ability N. Power or knowledge; skill.
amiable Adj. Friendly; good natured and pleasant.
bliss N. Complete joy or happiness.
blissful Adj. Very happy; joyful.
caress V. To touch in a tener or loving way.
caress N. A tender or loving touch or hug.
clutch V. To grasp or hold tightly to.
clutch N. The part of a machine that connects and disconnects the power from the rest of the machine.
coax V. To persuade or urge in a gentle way.
furious Adj. Very, very angry.
furious Adj. Very fast, strong, or wild.
fury N. Great anger.
fury N. Wild and uncontrolled force.
gesture N. A movement of the arm or hand.
gesture N. Something done to show one's feelings.
gesture V. To make a movement of the arm or hand.
mope V. To be sand and gloomy; to lose interest in the things that usuallly bring pleasure.
prefer V. To like better; to choose first.
preference N. That which is preferred.
recover V. To get back to a normal state; to get well again.
recover V. To get back what was lost or stolen.
recovery N. A return to a normal state.
recovery N. The act of getting back what was lost or stolen.
replace V. To take the place of.
replace V. To put back in place.
replacement N. A person or thing that takes the place of another.
request V. To ask for.
request N. The thing asked for.
separate V. To set or keep apart.
separate Adj. Not together; not joined.
shun V. To take special pains to avoid; to keep away from.
Created by: hakeber75
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