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Vocab #3
Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| usurp | (verb) to take and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: to wrongfully use without authority or right |
| careen | (verb) to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion Careen down |
| malice | (noun) a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone or be unkind Malice in your heart With malice |
| vengeance | (noun) The act of harming someone because they have done something bad to you (revenge) |
| momentum | (noun) the tendency of a moving object to keep moving unless another force stops it or slows it down |
| restitution | (noun repayment or services that you provide someone with because you have done something bad or illegal to them |
| begrudge | (verb) to envy or resent the pleasure or good fortune because someone has something that you want, and you think they do not deserve it. |
| unscathed | (adj.) unharmed; uninjured: |
| plummeted | (verb) to fall straight down very quickly from a high position, to plunge |
| vanquish | (verb) to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle. to defeat in any contest or conflict; completely |