| Term | Definition |
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| luminous | adj. giving off light |
| belligerent | adj. hostile; wanting to fight |
| elated | adj. filled with joy |
| deceive | v. to make someone believe what is not true to trick |
| absurd | adj. without good sense |
| vanquish | v. to defeat; overcome |
| remedy | 1. n. a medicine or treatment used for healing 2. v. to return something to its proper condition |
| bedlam | n. a scene of noise and confusion |
| casual | 1. adj. happening by chance 2. adj. informal; not fancy |
| cantankerous | adj. hard to get along with |
| affluent | adj. having a lot of money |
| hermit | n. a person who lives alone in a lonely or isolated place |
| dapper | adj. attractive dress |
| abscond | v. to run away and hide |
| curtail | v. to cut short, reduce |
| dejected | adj. low in spirits, discouraged |
| digress | v. to get off the subject, especially with speaking and writing |
| heirloom | n. a valued article handed down from generation to generation |
| gregarious | adj. happy to be with others |
| docile | adj. easy to handle or train |
| brawl | n. a loud fight |
| germinate | v. to begin to grow |
| classify | v. to put into groups according to a system |
| tedious | adj. boring tiresome |
| pre- | prefix meaning before; in advance |
| prefix | n. a syllable or word that comes before a root word to change its meaning |
| prejudge | v. to make a decision before you have all the facts |
| prepay | v. to pay for something before it needs to be paid for |
| predict | v. to say what will happen before it occurs |
| un- | prefix meaning not; none; opposite |
| uncertain | adj. not sure |
| unconscious | 1. adj. without thought 2. adj. not awake |
| unworthy | adj. not deserving; not having any value |
| -able | suffix meaning able to be |
| renewable | adj. able to be created again |
| honorable | adj. able to be a person of honor; of high rank; worthy of respect |
| acceptable | adj. able to be received the way it is; satisfactory |
| mis- | prefix meaning bad or badly; wrong |
| misjudge | v. to make a wrong or unfair decision about someone or something |
| mischievous | adj. tending to make minor bad choices; teasing; full of tricks; naughty |
| misfortune | n. a distressing occurence or bad fortune |
| -rupt | root word meaning break |
| rupture | v. to burst or break open |
| corrupt | v. evil; dishonest; to break away from honesty |
| abrupt | adj. sudden; unexpected |
| to | preposition. in a direction toward so as to reach |
| two | n. the cardinal number equal to he sum of 1+1 |
| too | adj. more than enough; excessively |
| they're | contraction for 'they are' |
| their | adv. the possessive form of they |
| there | adj. at or in that place |
| where | adv. in what place |
| wear | v. to have on the body |
| ware | n. a manufactured thing for sale |
| picture | n. a visible image, especially one ona flat surface or screen |
| pitcher | n. 1. one that pitches 2. a container for liquids, usually having a handle and a lip or spout for pouring |
| formulate | v. to invent or make |
| accept | v. to take what is offered |
| except | preposition. leaving out |
| trace | 1. v. to follow be means, tracks or clues 2. n. a very small amount |
| admonish | v. to give a stern warning |
| harass | v. to bother repeatedly |
| indulge | v. to give into something for pleasure |
| destitute | adj. without food shelter, or money |
| lecture | n. a prepared talk about something |
| maneuver | v. to move skillfully or cleverly |
| frantic | adj. very excited with worry or fear |
| stagnant | adj. not active: changing or developing |
| arms | 1. n. weapons 2. n. limbs attached to the upper part of the body |
| bass | 1. n. low musical sound 2. n. a type of fish |
| unkempt | adj. not groomed; not neat or tidy |
| replenish | v. to refill |
| bear | v. carry n. animal |
| agriculture | the science, art, and business of cultivating soil, producing crops, and raising livestock; farming |
| bass | n. 1. low musical sound 2. a type of fish |
| barricade | v. to block off n. a barrier used to block passage |
| betray | v. to fail to keep a secret or agreement |
| complement | n. something that makes something else complete |
| defiant | adj. bold in standing up against someone or something. |
| diligent | adj. hardworking |
| outwit | v. to be more clever than someone else. |
| efficient | adj. doing a job with the least amount of effort or materials in timely manner |
| glamorous | adj. full of charm and elegance |
| hazardous | adj. dangerous |
| ingenious | adj. clever or skillful |
| knickknack | n. a small ornament or trinket |
| landscape | n. an area of outdoor scenery v. to make the natural features of outdoor area more attractive by adding trees or plants |
| lenient | adj. not strict; mild |
| justify | v. to give a reason for something |
| kowtow | v. 1. to show respect or unquestioning obedience 2. in traditional China a bow from a kneeling position where the forehead touches the ground to show respect |
| enthusiasm | n. a stron feeling of excitement and interest |
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