vocab unit 12
Terms
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- engagement
- an encounter between opposing forces; an appontment; a pledge to marry
- dispose
- to deal with; get rid of; eliminate
- available
- that can be used; accessible
- vigorous
- energetic; strong; lively
- invade
- to enter by force in order to conquer
- institution
- an established law, practice, or custom; an organization; the building housing such an organization
- demolish
- to destroy completely
- congregate
- to gather together; assemble; gethered; assembled
- ferocious
- fierce; savage; violent
- incredible
- unbelievable
- decency
- proper behavior; socially proper actions
- inherit
- to come into possession of, often through a legal will
- account
- explanation or report; credit arrangement with a bank or business; reckoning of money received or paid out; to give acceptable reasons or an explanation
- fate
- final outcome; destiny
- token
- slight; symbolic; done as an indication or a pledge; an outward sign or expression; a sign or a symbol; a small metal object used in place of a coin
- smolder
- to burn slowly, without flame and with much smoke
- execute
- to put to death by capital punishment; carry out a plan or order
- gigantic
- huge; enormous
- besiege
- to surround with armed forces; overwhelm
- obvious
- readily apparent; easily seen
- circulate
- to spread; pass form person to person or from place to place
- hesitation
- a halting or pausing for a moment; an unsureness
- quality
- excellence; a character trait; noticeable feature
- mortal
- very intense; subject to death; human; a human being
- expedition
- journey undertaken for a specific surpose, such as exploration or battle
- incident
- an event; a definite occurrence
- adverse
- unfavorable; opposed to; negative
- practical
- useful; realistic
- objective
- something someone is trying to achieve or capture; a goal; open-minded; not influenced by personal feelings
- prevail
- to win out; be greater in strength or influence
- placid
- calm; free of interruption or disturbance
- domestic
- of the home or family; of or relating to one's own country; a servant in the home
- repercussion
- after-effect of an action or event; result; consequence
- option
- a choice; the act of choosing
- suite
- a matched set of furniture; a series of connecting rooms
- sympathy
- feeling of sorrow for another person's situation
- percussion
- the hitting of one object against another; a musical instrument that produces sound by bein tapped or sturck, such as a drum
- accommodate
- to make room for; take care of; make fit; adapt
- wage
- money paid for work done; to take part in or carry on
- appoint
- to name for an office or other position
- meager
- thin; emaciated; of poor quality or amount
- bitterly
- in a manner characterized by hatred or resentment
- intention
- determination to do a specified thingt; purpose
- noble
- one possessing a title in a country ruled by royalty; a person of high birth or rank; heroic; dignified; being a member of nobility
- induce
- to move by persuasion or influence; cause; lead on
- oust
- to force out; expel
- resign
- to give up deliberately
- snipe
- to attack slyly; shoot from hiding
- substantial
- real; solid; large; important
- scanty
- barely enough or not enough; insufficient
- parallel
- extending in the same direction, everywhere equally distant; on the same line as; something equal or similar in all important details; to make one thing parallel to another
- discount
- to disregard completely or believe only part of a story; reduce the regular price; a reduction from the regular price
- permeate
- to spread throughout
- morale
- confidence; spirit
- campaign
- actions undertaken to achieve a political, social, or financial goal; to engage in a camplaign
- confederate
- ally; associate
- petrify
- to stun or paralyze with fear; turn into, or as if ito, stone; become rigid
- humiliate
- to hurt the pride or dignity of by causing to appear foolish
- miraculous
- wondrous; awe-inspiring
- correspond
- to exchange letters