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Vocab Chapt 9
6th Grade
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Avenge | To get revenge for, get even for, settle a score |
| Cede | To give up, surrender, to hand over to another |
| Deluge | A great flood, a heavy rain, anything that comes in a vast quantity. NOUN and VERB |
| Discretion | Good judgement, care in speech and action, freedom to judge or choose |
| Giddy | Dizzy, light-headed, lacking seriousness |
| Impact | The striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision. To affect, especially forcefully |
| Intimidate | To make timid or frighten by threats, to use fear to get someone to do (or not do) something VERB |
| Liberate | To free from bondage or domination, to release |
| Logical | Reasonable, making use of reason and good sense |
| Misrepresent | To give a false or untrue idea |
| Optional | Left to one's own choice, not required |
| Outright | Complete, instantaneous, without reservation, thoroughgoing. |
| Rendezvous | To meet in accordance with a plan. A meeting by agreement |
| Rotund | Rounded and plump. Full or rich in sound |
| Saunter | To stroll, walk in an easy, leisurely way |
| Sluggish | Lazy, slow moving. Not active |
| Subordinate | Lower in rank or position. Secondary |
| Tint | A delicate color or hue. A slight trace of something |
| Variable | Likely to undergo change. A value or quantity |
| Verge | The point at which something begins or happens NOUN and VERB |