to recommend: to speak in favor of

able to move quickly and lightly

Exchange goods without involving money

to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin

described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life

a professional soldier hired by a foreign army

elaborately decorated; showily splendid

promoting calm or inducing sleep

filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities

to compete; to strive for victory or superiority

to quarrel in a noisy or angry way

to talk or exchange playful, teasing remarks

to discover the meaning of something

a false notion (idea) or belief

any place of shelter and safety

with a wide view of an area in all directions

to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment

in reverse order from the way something has been stated

to encourage or support in doing something wrong (such as commit a crime)

mild and refreshing; soft; soothing

a hiding place, especially one in the ground

having a gaunt wasted or exhausted appearance

absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable

to right, power, or authority to administer justice

to become weak, feeble, or dull

a record of events written by a person having first-hand knowledge

an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one

a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing

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unit 1-3 vocab test

Term	Definition
Advocate	to recommend: to speak in favor of
Agile	able to move quickly and lightly
Barter	Exchange goods without involving money
Inaugurate	to make a formal beginning of; initiate; commence; begin
Legendary	described in well-known stories; existing in old stories (legends) rather than in real life
Mercenary	a professional soldier hired by a foreign army
Ornate	elaborately decorated; showily splendid
Perspective	one way of looking at things
Rational	reasonable; sensible; logical
Sedative	promoting calm or inducing sleep
Serene	calm, peaceful
Teem	filled to overflowing; to be present in large quantities
Ungainly	clumsy, awkward; unwieldy
Vie	to compete; to strive for victory or superiority
Wrangle	to quarrel in a noisy or angry way
Adept	very skilled; expert
Banter	to talk or exchange playful, teasing remarks
Capacious	capable of holding much
Decipher	to discover the meaning of something
Elite	person of the highest class
Fallacy	a false notion (idea) or belief
Gingerly	cautious, careful, or wary
Haven	any place of shelter and safety
Panoramic	with a wide view of an area in all directions
Rankle	to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment
Sage	an extremely wise person
Tedious	long and tiresome
Ultimate	highest; final; total
Vice Versa	in reverse order from the way something has been stated
Wage	money that is paid for work
Abet	to encourage or support in doing something wrong (such as commit a crime)
Accord	agreement
Balmy	mild and refreshing; soft; soothing
Cache	a hiding place, especially one in the ground
Deceptive	perpetually misleading
Eccentric	erratic; peculiar; odd
Facilitate	to make easier; to assist
Gaunt	extremely thin and bony
Haggard	having a gaunt wasted or exhausted appearance
Imperative	absolutely necessary or required; unavoidable
Jurisdiction	to right, power, or authority to administer justice
Languish	to become weak, feeble, or dull
Memoir	a record of events written by a person having first-hand knowledge
Onslaught	an onset, assault, or attack, especially a vigorous one
Pang	a sudden feeling of mental or emotional distress or longing

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