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MAXs VOCAB

VOCAB - SCHOLASTIC

QuestionAnswer
BETRAY To be disloyal
BRINK The edge of something, such as a cliff or river
COLLIDE To crash together forcefully, often at high speed. The cars collided.> colliding, collided > noun Collision
COMPREHEND understand
CONFIDE To place your faith in someone
CONFIRM To say that something is definitely true and will definitely happen
CONCEAL hide
COMPASSION A feeling of sympathy for and a desire to help someone who is suffering
CHAOS Total confusion.
BEWILDER To confuse
access entry or approach: a means of entering or approaching a place
accommodate to adjust actions in response to the needs of somebody
accumulate to collect or obtain a large amount of something over a period of time
anticipate expect something
appropriate suitable for the occasion or circumstances
barren bare of vegetation
alien outsider: somebody who does not belong to or does not feel accepted by a group or society
alternate fluctuate: to shift back and forth, especially regularly or constantly, between one state and another
ambitious having strong desire for success: having a strong desire to be successful in life
barrier structure blocking access
CONSEQUENCE RESULT OF AN ACTION
CONSERVE TO PRESERVE; TO SAVE SOMETHING FROM LOSS
DESOLATE DESERTED, UNINHABITED; SAD AND LONELY
DOCUMENT A PIECE OF PAPER CONTAINING IMPORTANT INFORMATION
ESTABLISH TO SET UP A BUSINESS OR ORGANIZATION
EXCEPTIONAL OUTSTANDING OR RARE
FRUSTRATE TO MAKE SOMEONE FEEL HELPLESS OR DISCOURAGED
GAUGE TO JUDGE OR GUESS; AN INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING SOMETHING
GENEROSITY THE ACT OF GIVING FREELY
HAZARD A DANGER OR A RISK
HESITATE TO PAUSE BEFORE YOU DO SOMETHING
HOSTILE UNFRIENDLY
HUMANITY ALL HUMAN BEINGS; KINDNESS AND SYMPATHY
HYSTERICAL A STATE OF EXTREME AND UNCONTROLLABLE EMOTION
IMMIGRATE TO MOVE INTO A COUNTY TO LIVE THERE PERMANENTLY
INDIFFERENT NOT INTERESTED IN SOMETHING
INDUSTRY A CATEGORY OF BUSINESS OR MANUFACTURING; HARD WORK OR EFFORT
INGENIOUS INVENTIVE; ORIGINAL
INTERFERENCE UNWELCOME INVOLVEMENT IN THE AFFAIRS OF OTHERS; SPORTS - ILLEGAL OBSTRUCTION OF AN OPPONENT
INTERPRET TO TRANSLATE; TO EXPLAIN THE MEANING OF SOMETHING
EMMIGRATE TO MOVE FROM ONE COUNTRY TO ANOTHER TO LIVE THERE PERMANENTLY
CONSEQUENCE The result of an action.
CONSERVE To save something from loss, decay, or waste; to preserve.
DESOLATE deserted or uninhabited,
ESTABLISH To set up a business, a society, or an organization.
INVADE To send armed forces into another country in order to take it over
INVESTIGATE To look into something in detail
MANAGE To control or direct something or someone
MANEUVER To move something carefully into a particular position.
MANUAL Operated or done by hand rather than automatically; A tyoe of book.
MEANING The idea behind something spoken or written
MELANCHOLY Very sad.
MIGRATE To move from one country or region to another.
MORAL Good and honest.
NOTORIOUS Well known for something bad.
NOURISH TO FEED
OBSERVANT GOOD AT NOTICING THINGS
OBSESSED be preoccupied: to think or worry about something constantly and compulsively
OBSTACLE SOMETHING THAT GETS IN YOUR WAY OR PREVENTS YOU FROM DOING SOMETHING
OCCUPANT SOMEONE OR SOMETHING THAT LIVES IN A PLACE OR HOLDS A POSITION
OCCURRENCE A HAPPENING
OMINOUS THREATENING; SUGGESTING THAT SOMETHING BAD IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN
OPPOSE TO BE AGAINST SOMETHING
OUTCOME A RESULT
OUTWIT TO FOOL OR TO BE MORE CLEVER THAN SOMEONE
PARALYZE TO MAKE SOMEONE OR SOMETHING HELPLESS
POPULARITY HAVING MANY FIRENDS
PEDESTRIAN SOMEONE WHO TRAVELS ON FOOT
PRECAUTION SOMETHING YOU DO IN ORDER TO PRVENT SOMETHING DANGEROUS OR UNPLEASANT FROM HAPPENING
PENETRATE TO GO INSIDE OR THROUGH SOMETHING
PROPOSAL A SUGGESTED PLAN OR IDEA
PERSIST TO LAST OR TO CONTINUE; TO KEEP DOING SOMETHING IN SPITE OF OBSTACLES OR WARNINGS
POLITICAL HAVING TO DO WITH SOMEONES BELIEFS ABOUT HOW A GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE RUN
PROSPER TO BE SUCCESSFUL
RECOGNIZE TO SEE SOMEONE AND KNOW WHO THE PERSON IS; TO UNDERSTAND WHAT ONE SEES
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