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Schoen Eng I Unit 5
Vocab Unit 5 List
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assemble | to bring together or fit together |
| brilliant | very bright; also, showing extreme mental or intellectual ability |
| coincide | to occupy the same place in space or time; happen occasionally at the same time |
| compulsion | an irresistible persistent impulse to perform an act (as excessive hand washing) |
| development | the act, process, or result of developing |
| enact | to establish by legal and authoritative act; specifically : to make (as a bill) into law; OR to simply make something happen |
| froth | bubbles formed in or on a liquid : foam; a foamy slaver sometimes accompanying disease or exhaustion |
| interior | inside; lying, occurring, or functioning within the limiting boundaries |
| maelstrom | a powerful often violent whirlpool sucking in objects within a given radius; a type of severe storm |
| mature | having completed natural growth and development; to act accordingly |
| migration | a movement from one place to another |
| mysterious | exciting wonder, curiosity, or surprise while baffling efforts to comprehend or identify; uncertain or unknown |
| navigate | to travel or to steer a course through a medium such as air, land, or water |
| phenomenon | an object or aspect known through the senses rather than by thought or intuition; sometimes uncertain or unexplainable |
| romantic | marked by the imaginative or emotional appeal of what is heroic, adventurous, remote, mysterious, or idealized |
| spawn | to produce young especially in large numbers |
| suitable | adapted to a use or purpose; appropriate for what is needed |
| tragedy | a serious drama typically describing a conflict between the protagonist and a superior force (as destiny) and having a sorrowful or disastrous conclusion that elicits pity or terror |
| treacherous | likely to betray trust; providing insecure footing or support; marked by hidden dangers, hazards, or perils |
| unerringly | committing no error or making no mistakes in doing something |