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VW Unit 7
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Affluence | wealth, riches, prosperity. |
| Arrears | unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty. |
| Cascade | a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity. |
| Cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness. |
| Crotchety | cranky ill-tempered; full of odd whims. |
| Immobile | not movable; not moving. |
| Impassable | blocked so that nothing can go through. |
| Innovation | something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| Jovial | good-humored, in high spirits; merry. |
| Manacle | (usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; to chain. |
| Martial | warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life. |
| Minimum | the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible. |
| Nimble | quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever. |
| Onset | the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault. |
| Partition | something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections. |
| Perishable | likely to spoil or decay. |
| Retrieve | to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good. |
| Sinister | appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm. |
| Taut | tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order. |
| Template | a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to imitate. |