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Vocabulary #3/IV
ESL
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| discarded | thrown away; get rid of |
| glamorous | exciting and attractive |
| incessantly | never ending; ceaseless; used to describe something that is unpleasant or annoying |
| ensuing | to come at a later time : to happen as a result |
| net | to get something good or to earn a lot of money from something |
| gush | to flow or pour out suddenly in large amounts |
| slum | an area of a city where poor people live and the buildings are in bad condition |
| frigid | extremely cold |
| inherently | by natural character or ability |
| imitate | to make or do something the same way as (something else); to do the same thing as (someone) |
| forbidding | not friendly or appealing : having a frightening or threatening appearance |
| fascinating | very interesting or appealing |
| stark | clear and harsh; empty or without decoration |
| unrelenting | not slowing down, stopping, or growing weaker |
| gradually | moving or changing in small amounts, happening in a slow way over a long period of time |
| devote | dedicate, to give time or attention |
| insight | the ability to understand people and situations in a very clear way; n understanding of the true nature of something |
| extract | to remove; to get by force |
| catastrophe | a terrible disaster |
| hostile | showing strong dislike; unfriendly; unpleasant |
| fragile | easily broken or damaged or destroyed |
| thaw | to stop being frozen or to cause (something) to stop being frozen |
| erode | to gradually destroy (something) or to be gradually destroyed by natural forces |
| devastating | causing great damage or harm; n understanding of the true nature of something; extremely effective or powerful |
| rely on | to need (someone or something) for support, help; to depend on (someone or something; to trust or believe; to expect (something) with confidence; to be certain that will happen or exist |
| alter | to make a change to; to change |
| dense | having parts that are close together; crowded |
| abrupt | very sudden and not expected |
| postpone | to decide that something which had been planned for a particular time will be done at a later time instead |
| disintegrate | to break apart into many small parts or pieces |
| calamity | an event resulting in great loss and misfortune; an event that causes much suffering to many people |
| inundate | fill or cover completely, usually with water; to cause (someone or something) to receive or take in a large amount of things at the same time |
| compress | squeeze or press together |
| consequence | a result of a particular action or situation, often one which is bad or not convenient |
| inevitable | certain to happen |
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