Unit Test
the first three units for vocab.
Terms
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- luster
- the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter, brilliance
- indifference
- a lack of interest or concern
- singe
- to burn slightly; burn at ends/edges
- goad
- to drive or urge on; something used to drive or urge on
- firebrand
- a piece of burning wood; a troublemaker; an extremely energetic or emotional person
- renovate
- to repair, restore to good condition, make new again
- mutual
- shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more
- miscellaneous
- mixed, of different kinds
- regime
- a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule
- indignant
- filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean
- barren
- not productive, bare
- interminable
- endless; so long as to seem endless
- truce
- a pause in fighting, temporary peace
- drone
- a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound; a remote control device; a male bee; to make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice
- cater
- to satisfy the needs of, try to make things easy and pleasant; to supply food and service
- recompense
- to pay back; to give a reward' payment for loss, service, or injur
- résumé
- a brief summary; short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job
- brood
- a family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and origin; to think over in a worried, unhappy way
- humdrum
- ordinary, dull, routine, without variation
- ingredient
- one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula
- disrupt
- to break up, disturb
- trickle
- to flow or fall by drops or in a small stream
- indulge
- to give in to a wish or desire
- lubricate
- to apply oil or grease; to make smooth, slippery or easier to use
- available
- ready for use, at hand
- seethe
- to boil, or foam; to be excited or disturbed
- dissuade
- to persuade not to do something
- sullen
- silent; or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving; sluggish
- customary
- usual, expected, routine
- interrogate
- to ask questions, examine by questioning
- yearn
- to have a strong and earnest desire
- verify
- to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm
- foretaste
- an advance indication, sample, or warning
- literate
- able to read and write; showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge/training
- insinuate
- to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly
- adjacent
- near, next to, adjoining
- hurtle
- to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully
- unscathed
- wholly, unharmed, not injured
- upright
- vertical, straight; good, honest; in a vertical position
- oration
- a public speech for a formal occasion
- entrepreneur
- a person who starts up and takes on the risk of a business
- alight
- to get down from, step down from; to come down from air, land; lighted up
- hazard
- risk, peril; to expose to harm or danger, to gamble
- indispensable
- absolutely necessary, not to be neglected
- peevish
- cross, complaining, irritable, contrary
- poised
- balance, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action
- homicide
- the killing of one person by another
- animated
- full of life, lively, alive; move to action
- trivial
- not important, minor, ordinary, common place
- pelt
- to throw a stream of things, to strike successively; to hurry
- unique
- one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation
- transparent
- allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen or detected
- vicious
- evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme
- downright
- thoroughly; absolute, complete; frank, blunt
- culminate
- to reach a high point of development; to end, climax
- retard
- to make slow, delay, hold back
- plague
- an easily spread disease causing a large amount of deaths; a widespread evil; to annoy or bother
- dynasty
- a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position of power or power for some time
- loom
- to come into view; appear in an exaggerated form; a weaving machine
- germinate
- to begin to grow, come into being