wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty education, hard work, and a very strong desire to succeed S; opulence A; poverty, want, destitution, scarcity

unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty S; in default, in the red, late, overdue

a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; to flow downward (like a waterfall) S; plunge, rush, tumble A; dribble, drop; trickle, ooze

to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness S; flinch, duck, fawn A; strut, swagger

cranky, ill- tempered; full of odd whims s; grumpy, grouchy, crabby, disagreeable a sociable, friendly, agreeable, amiable

not movable; not moving s; fixed, unmoving a; movable, nimble, agile

blocked so that nothing can go through s; closed, impenetrable a; unblocked, clear

something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc s; novelty, modernization, new wrinkle

a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) S; put in chains, fetter a; unchain, set free, emancipate, realease

warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life s; hostile, bellicose a; peace-loving, pacific, unwarlike

the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible s; least a; maximum, highest, most

quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever s; lively, keen, flexible a; awkward, clumsy, stiff, inflexible

the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack , assault s; outset, commencement a; conclusion, close, end

something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide into parts or shares s; divider, separation a; join, combine, consolidate, merge

likely to spoil or decay s; short-lived, fleeting a; long-lasting, undying, permanent

appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm s; frightening, ominous a; cheering, encouraging, reassuring, benign

tightly drawn, tense; neat in good order s; tight, strained, orderly, shipshape a; loose, slack, drooping, messy, sloppy

a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to imitate. s; mock-up, stencil, guide, shape, mold

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VOCAB 8

Term	Definition
(n.) affluence	wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty education, hard work, and a very strong desire to succeed S; opulence A; poverty, want, destitution, scarcity
(n.) arrears	unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty S; in default, in the red, late, overdue
(n.)/(v.) cascade	a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; to flow downward (like a waterfall) S; plunge, rush, tumble A; dribble, drop; trickle, ooze
(v.) cringe	to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness S; flinch, duck, fawn A; strut, swagger
(adj.) crotchety	cranky, ill- tempered; full of odd whims s; grumpy, grouchy, crabby, disagreeable a sociable, friendly, agreeable, amiable
(adj.) immobile	not movable; not moving s; fixed, unmoving a; movable, nimble, agile
(adj.)impassable	blocked so that nothing can go through s; closed, impenetrable a; unblocked, clear
(n.)innovation	something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc s; novelty, modernization, new wrinkle
n/v manacle	a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) S; put in chains, fetter a; unchain, set free, emancipate, realease
(adj.) Martial	warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life s; hostile, bellicose a; peace-loving, pacific, unwarlike
n/adj minimum	the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible s; least a; maximum, highest, most
(adj.) nimble	quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever s; lively, keen, flexible a; awkward, clumsy, stiff, inflexible
(n.) onset	the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack , assault s; outset, commencement a; conclusion, close, end
n/vPartition	something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide into parts or shares s; divider, separation a; join, combine, consolidate, merge
(adj,)perishable	likely to spoil or decay s; short-lived, fleeting a; long-lasting, undying, permanent
(v.)retrieve	to find
(adj.) sinister	appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm s; frightening, ominous a; cheering, encouraging, reassuring, benign
(adj.) taut	tightly drawn, tense; neat in good order s; tight, strained, orderly, shipshape a; loose, slack, drooping, messy, sloppy
(n.) template	a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic; something that is used as a model to imitate. s; mock-up, stencil, guide, shape, mold

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