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vocab
unit 1 vocab
| Term | Definition | part of speech | sentence |
|---|---|---|---|
| consolation | a comfort for someone | noun | the church was the main consolation in a short and hard life. |
| cowered | to crouch down in fear | verb | the kid cowered in fear inside the big crowd |
| gait | a pattern of movement | noun | the wrestling gait was very predictable |
| immensely | to a great extent | adverb | he was immensely good at playing sports |
| valiant | possessing or showing great courage or determnation | adjective | he was valiant about his adventure |
| thoroughly | completely, entirely | adverb | the airport guards inspected people thoroughly |
| wearily | in a tired manner | adverb | he wearily walked up the stairs. |
| instinctively | without thinking | adverb | I instinctively said sorry to something I wasent sorry about. |
| enthusiastically | with eager interest | adverb | I enthusiastically turned on my computer to play games. |
| hesitantly | in a cautious manner. | adverb | he hesitantly answered my question |
| harvesting | gathering something | adverb | I was harvesting crops for my grandfathers farm. |
| labor | hard physical work | noun | today is labor day. |
| precision | quality/condition of being accurate | noun | The precision you need for a doctor is insane. |
| dislodge | force out of precision | verb | I tried to dislodge the needle in my finger. |
| submerge | to caver something with liquid | verb | The titanic got submerged by an iceberg. |
| accomplishments | goal reached/ achievements | plural noun | I have so little accomplishments done. |
| extraordinary | better than ordinary | adjective | The student is extraordinary at math |
| celebrate | mark a happy occasion engaging in a pleasurable activity | verb | I celebrate my birthday |
| -less | without | suffix | useless |
| -extra | beyond or in addition | prefix | he was extraordinary at math. |