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Words skills 1
from the blue book Word Skills, unit one
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 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 |