Unit 15 Vocab. workshop unit 15
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- mercenary
- acting or working for self-gain only; a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune
- embody
- to give form to; to incorporate, include; to personify
- stricture
- a limitation or restriction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body
- negligent
- marked by carelessness or indifference; falling to do what should be done
- dregs
- the last remaining part; the part of least worth
- exasperate
- to irritate, annoy, or anger
- garnish
- to adorn or decorate, especially food; a decoration especially for food
- rational
- based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable
- befall
- to happen, occur; to happen to
- reciprocal
- shared; involved give-and-take between two persons or things; working in both directions; (math) a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1
- veneer
- a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; to cover with a thin layer
- inert
- lifeless, unable to move or act; slow, inactive
- opus
- an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art
- parable
- a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson
- crucial
- of supreme importance, decisive, critical
- pallid
- pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless
- heritage
- an inheritance; a birthright
- fiasco
- the complete collapse or failure of a project
- abyss
- a deep or bottomless pit
- oblivion
- forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten;an amnesty, general pardon