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Vocab unit 3- A.T.H.
Among the Hidden vocabulary unit 3 (25-26)
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| auction | a public sale where people bid on items |
| arid | extremely dry; uninteresting; dull |
| beckoned | held out a hand or motioned to tell someone to come closer |
| confront | to meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with |
| defiance | open resistance or refusal to obey |
| depict | to portray; to represent or show in the from of art, words, or pictures |
| fatigue | extreme tiredness, often from work or exercise |
| hypocrite | a person who pretends to be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person |
| incomprehensible | impossible to understand |
| mimic | (v) to imitate, to make fun of (n) a person who does imitations |
| propaganda | information, especially biased or misleading in nature, that is used to promote a particular point of view or political cause |
| pristine | extremely clean or in perfect condtion |
| propel | to push or move something forward |
| reluctantly | doing something slowly because you don't want to |
| skittish | easily frightened or nervous |
| stamina | the stregth needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power |
| stupefy | make someone unable to think or feel properly |
| tentative | not certain or fixed; hesitant |
| topple | to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of |
| zeal | great energy or enthusiasm for something |