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vocab lesson 9
english
| Word | Definition | Synonyms |
|---|---|---|
| ambidextrous | using both hands with equal ease | two-handed |
| paradox | a contradictory statement | ----- |
| manual | worked or done by hand and not by machine | ----- |
| reform | to put or change into an improved form or condition | ----- |
| prevail | to gain ascendancy through strength or superiority | triumph, overcome |
| regalia | the emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royalty | ----- |
| capillaries | any of the smallest blood vessels connecting arterioles with venules and forming networks throughout the body | ----- |
| capsules | to condense into or devise in a compact form | condensed |
| origin | rise, beginning, or derivation from a source | source, root |
| deposition | a testifying especially before a court | ----- |
| righteous | free from guilt or sin | genuine, good |
| portly | stout | overweight |
| fleshy | marked by, consisting of, or resembling flesh | overweight, portly |
| supersonic | of, being, or relating to speeds from one to five times the speed of sound in air | ----- |
| influential | one who has great influence | ----- |
| prosperous | marked by success or economic well-being | fortunate, thriving |
| coronation | the act or occasion of crowning | ----- |
| currency | something (as coins, treasury notes, and banknotes) that is in circulation as a medium of exchange | money, cash |
| reinvent | to remake or redo completely | ----- |
| diversified | a produced variety | ----- |