Unit 5
Terms
undefined, object
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- fickle
- [adj] liable to charge very rapidly, erratic; marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent
- dominate
- [v] to rule over by by strength or power, control; to tower over, comand due to height
- iota
- [n] a very small part or quantity
- tactful
- [adj] skilled in handiling difficult stituations or people, polite
- substantial
- [afj] large, important; major, significant; prosperous; not imaginary, material
- radiant
- [adj] shining, bright; giving forth light or energy
- fugitive
- [n] one who flees or runs away: [adj] fleeting, lasting a very short time; wardering; difficult to grasp
- tamper
- [v] to interfere with; to meddle rashly or foolishly with; to handle in a seceret and improper way
- fallible
- [adj] capable of being wrong, or inaccurate
- entreat
- [v] to beg, implore, ask earnestly
- ultimate
- [adj] last, final; most important or extreme; basic, fundamental
- anecdote
- [n] a short accoount of an incident in someone's life
- maul
- [v] to beat or knock about, handle roughly; to mangle: [n] a heavy hammer
- counterfeit
- [n] an imitation desgined to deceive: [adj] not genuine. fake; [v] to make an illegal copy
- consolidate
- [v] to combine, unite: to make solid or firm
- uncertainty
- [n] doubt, the state of being unsure
- docile
- [adj] easily taught, led, or managed; obedient
- grimy
- [adj] very dirty, covered with dirt or soot
- rural
- [adj] relating to farm areas and life in the country
- potential
- [adj] possible, able to happen: [n] something that can develop or become a reality