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Blue Level, Unit 10
sadlier oxford vocabulary
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| abolish | (v) to do away with something; put an end t. |
| appeal | (n) a request for something needed; ability that attracts people, a request to a higher court; (v) ask strongly for help; to be attractive; to request review of legal decision |
| brittle | (adj) easily broken, snapped, or cracked; not flexible |
| condemn | (v) to criticize a person or action as wrong, guilty, evil; to judge as guilty and to punish |
| descend | (v)to move to a lower place from a higher one; to come or be handed down from the past |
| dictator | (n) ruler or leader who has total power |
| expand | (v) to open up, make or grow larger; to develop |
| famine | (n) a severe shortage of food over a large area. |
| portable | (adj.) easily moved or carried |
| prey | (n) animal hunted as food by another; someone helpless against attack; (v) to hunt for food; to harm |
| thrifty | (adj) careful about spending money; tending to save money; managing money well |
| visual | (adj) having to do with sight or seeing |