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vocab unit 8 6th
vocab definitions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| affluence | Wealth, riches, prosperity, great abundance, plenty |
| arrears | unpaid or overdue debts, an unfinished duty |
| cascade | a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; to flow downward |
| cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| crotchety | cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims |
| format | the size, shape or arrangement of something |
| immobile | not movable, not moving |
| impassable | blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device etc. |
| jovial | good humored, in high spirits; merry |
| manacie | a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; to chain or restrain |
| martial | warlike, fond of fighting, relating to war the army, or military life |
| minimum | the smallest possible amount, the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble | quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault |
| partition | something that devides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide in parts or shares |
| perishable | likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good |
| sinister | appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | tightly drawn, tense neat or good order |