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WW vocab 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Usurp | to take and hold (a position, office, power, etc.) by force or without legal right: to wrongfully use without authority or right |
| careen | to lean, sway, or tip to one side while in motion Careen down |
| malice | a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone or be unkind |
| vengeance | The act of harming someone because they have done something bad to you (revenge) |
| momentum | the tendency of a moving object to keep moving unless another force stops it or slows it down |
| restitution | repayment or services that you provide someone with because you have done something bad or illegal to them |
| begrudge | 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 | Remarkably, the cat appeared unscathed after falling out of the tree. |
| plummeted | My grades plummeted when I stopped doing homework. The egg plummeted off of the kitchen counter and smashed on the tile floor. |
| vanquish | to conquer or subdue by superior force, as in battle. to defeat in any contest or conflict; completely |