| Term | Definition |
|---|
| affluence | wealth,riches, prosperity; great abundance; plenty |
| arrears | unpaid or overdue debts; to be behind in payments; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; to flow downward |
| cringe | to shrink back or hide in fear |
| crotchety | cranky, ill-tempered |
| format | the size, shape, or arrangement of something |
| immobile | not movable |
| impassable | blocked off so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | (n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| jovial | good-humored, in high spirits, merry |
| manacle | a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain |
| martial | (adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
| minimum | the smallest possible amount; the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble | (adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | (n.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assult |
| partition | something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; to divide or subdivide into parts or shares |
| perishable | (adj.) likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | (v.) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good |
| sinister | (adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order |
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