Unit 5(4)
WOrdly WIse bk 4
Terms
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- respite
- a period of rest; a pause
- strenuous
- needing much effort; using a lot of energy; very active; vigorous
- menial
- of or relating to low-level, humble work
- toil
- to work long and hard; to make one's way with difficulty
- hovel
- an unpleasant, cramped and dilapidated place to live
- administer
- to manage or direct; to give out treatment or assistance
- adequate
- enough; sufficient
- capitulate
- to give in to; to surrender
- urgent
- needing quick action or attention
- indifferent
- not concerned about; not caring; neither very good nor very bad; passable
- illiterate
- unable to read or write
- permanent
- lasting or expected to last for a long time
- agitate
- to disturb or upset; to move with an irregular, fast or violent action; to stir up interest and support for a cause
- disrupt
- to interrupt or bring to a temporary halt; to break up the orderly course of
- citrus
- a fruit of the family that includes oranges, lemons, grapefruits and limes