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WWLesson12(2000)
vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| convalesce | to get back health and strength after an illness |
| dedicate | to set aside for a certain purpose, to devote to a serious purpose, to name,address, or set aside as an honor |
| dictate | to give orders; to command, to say aloud while another writes down the words, a person who has complete control over a country; a person who is obeyed without question |
| exasperate | to make angry; annoy, very annoying |
| notable | deserving of attention; outstanding |
| overdue | coming later than expected or needed, unpaid when owed |
| overthrow | to end the rule of; to defeat often by using force, the action of overthrowing |
| penetrate | to pierce, to pass into or through |
| portrait | a drawing, painting, or photograph of a person, especially the face |
| rebel | to refuse to accept control by others, a person who refuse to obey orders or the law, fighting against another's control; disobedient, open opposition to another's control |
| restrict | to keep within certain limits, a limit |
| seldom | not often; rarely |
| stimulate | to make more active |
| tempest | a violent windstorm, stormy; wild |
| upbringing | the care and training a child gets while growing up |