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Vocabulary unit 8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affluence | wealth, riches, prosperity, great abundance |
| arrears | unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (Verb) to flow downward (like a waterfall) |
| cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| crochety | 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 |
| jovial | good-humored, in high spirits, merry |
| manacle | a handcuff, anything that chains or confines, to chain or restrain |
| 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; an attack, assault |
| partition | something that divides (such as a wall); to divide or subdivide into parts or shares |
| 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 |
| variable | likely to undergo change, changeable; (noun) a value or quantity that varies |
Created by:
MrsMendes