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Words skills 1
from the blue book Word Skills, unit one
Question | Answer |
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acclimate | to get accustomed to a new enviroment or situation |
ancestral | pertaining to one's forebears |
aspire | to have a great desire |
crescendo | gradually increasing in volume or intensity; gradual increase in volume or intensity |
dependant | relying upon something or someone else; person who relies on another for support |
despite | in spite of |
evolve | to develop gradually; to slowly undergo change or transformation |
exquisite | beautifully made or designed |
extreme | farthest in any direction; very intense; radical; greatest degree |
exuberant | full of high spirits |
fervent | having great emotion |
foretell | to tell before hand |
impending | about to take place; to predict |
incredible | unbelievable |
ingenious | clever; displaying imagination or inventiveness |
meager | deficient in quantity; scanty; thing |
precipitate | to cause to happen earlier than expected; to condense and fall as rain |
suffrage | right to vote |
thrive | to prosper; to grow vigorously |
unsung | not honored, celebrated, pr praised |