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Group 4 9 esl
Vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| aggressor | person or nation that initiates hostilities or makes and unprovoked attack; assailant; invader |
| aggression (n) | unprovoked attack; assault; invasion |
| altitude | height; elevation; high position; eminence |
| calamity | great misfortune; catastrophe; disaster |
| calamitous | disastrous; catastrophe |
| congregate | come together into a crowd; assemble; gather |
| convene | meet in a group for a specific purpose. |
| convention | treaty; agreement |
| cordiality | friendliness, warmth or regard; amiability |
| cordial | warm and friendly; gracious; hearty |
| crony | close companion; intimate friend; chum; associate |
| deliberately | in a carefully thought out manner; purposely; intentionally |
| dispense | deal out; distribute |
| dubious | doubtful; uncertain; questionable |
| extremtiy | very end; unmost limit; border |
| forecast | predict; foretell; prophesy; prognosticate |
| hibernate | spend the winter |
| host | large number; multitude; throng; crowd; flock |
| intimidate | frighten; influence by fear, cow; overawe; coerce |
| preface | introduction foreword; prolgue; preamble exordium |
| preface | introduce or begin with a preface; usher in; precede |
| recoil | draw back because of fear or disgust; shrink; wince; flinch |
| reflection | thought, especially careful thought; cogitation, deliberation |
| relinquish | give up; abandon; let go; release; surrender; cede |
| tolerate | endure; bear; put up with; accept; permit |
| tolerable (adj) | bearable; endurable |