Vocab LA final Word Scramble
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Question | Answer |
pathetic | Marked by strong emotion, especially pity and sorrow, able to move people emotionally; worth of pity; woefully inadequate |
glum | depressed, gloomy |
skimp | to save be thrifty; to be extremely sparing with; to give little attention or effort to. |
atrocity | an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasent |
pry | to pull loose with force; to look closely; to be nosey about somehting |
taskmaster | one whose job it is to assign work to others; one who uses his or her power to make people work harder |
dawdle | To waste time; to be idle; to spend more time doing something than is nessasry |
martial | warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
enumerate | to count; to name one by one, list |
indisputable | beyond question or argument, definitely true |
rummage | to search through, investigate the contents of; an active search; a collection of odd items |
sanctuary | a sacred or holy place; refuge or protection from capture or punishment; a place of refuge or protection |
subordinate | (adj) lower in rank or position, secondary; (n) one who is 9in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; (v) to put in a seconary or lower position |
jovial | good-humored, in high spirits; merry |
reminisce | to recall one's thoughts, feelings, or expirences |
mangle | to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing, crushing, etc,; to bring to ruin |
scant | (adj) not enough; barely enough; marked by a small or insufficient amount |
posterity | all of a person's offspring, descendents; all future generations |
minimum | the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissable or possible |
discretion | good judgement; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose |
dissect | to cut apart in preparation of scientific study; to analyze with great care |
cope | (v) to struggle successfully against; to prove to be a match for, deal with satisfactorily (n) a long religious cloak; a canopy |
compact | (adj.)closely and firmly pack together; small (v) to squeeze together; (n) an agreement between parties; a small case containing a mirror and face powder; a small car |
logical | reasonable; making use of reason and good sense |
foil | to defeat; to keep from gaining some end. (N) a thin sheet of metal; a light fencing sword; a person or thing serving as a contrast to one another |
manacle | (n)a handcuff, anything that chains or confines (v) to chain or restrain |
grit | (n) very find sand or gravel; courage in the face of hardship or danger. (v) to grind; to make a grinding sound |
supplement | (n)something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document (v) to provide such an addition or completion |
implement | (n) an instrument tool (v) to put into effect |
resourceful | able to deal promptly and effectively with all sorts of problems |
rend | to tear to pieces; split violently apart |
variable | (adj) likely to undergo change; changeable (n) a value or variable that varies a symbol for such |
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