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Honors Unit 3
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Saturate | to fill or soak to capacity |
| Slake | 1. to satisfy; to quench 2. to make less intense |
| Sortie | 1. a flight of combat aircrafts on a mission 2. an armed attack |
| Succumb | to submit reluctantly; to yield |
| Tranquil | calm; peaceful |
| Venomous | 1. poisonous 2. intentionally harmful; malevolent |
| Wrest | to obtain through force, usually by twisting and turning violently |
| Amity | friendship |
| Cater | to supply what is needed or desired, especially support or food |
| Guise | a false appearance |
| Inconsequential | of little or no importance |
| Jubilant | joyous, especially because of success |
| Placate | to calm; to pacify |
| Preclude | to prevent |
| Repress | to hold back or put down with force; to suppress |