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Cannizzaro unit 2
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hover | Verb To float or hang suspended over; to move back and forth uncertainly over or around. |
| Jostle | Verb To make or force one's way by pushing or elbowing; to bump; brush against |
| Laggard | Noun A person who moves slowly or falls behind |
| Plaudits | Noun Applause; enthusiastic praise or approval |
| Preclude | Verb To make impossible, prevent, shut out |
| Revert | To return back |
| Rubble | Noun Broken stone or brick |
| Servile | Adjective Of or relating to a slave |
| Vigil | Noun A watch, especially at night |
| Wrangle | Verb To quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way |
| Glut | Verb To provide more than is needed or wanted, to fee of fill to the point overstuffing |
| Incognito | Adjective In a disguised state |
| Invalidate | Verb To make valueless, take away all force or effect |
| Legendary | Adjective Described in well-known stories |
| Maim | Verb Cripple, disable, injure |
| Minimize | Verb To make as small as possible, make the least of |
| Oblique | Adjective Slanting or sloping, not straightforward or direct |
| Veer | Verb To change direction or course suddenly |
| Venerate | Verb To regard with reverence, look up to with great respect |
| Wanton | Adjective Reckless, heartless, unjustifiable, loose in morals |