WordSmart Unit 3 Week 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 myths | A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes |
| vivacious | Full of animation and spirit |
| famine | extreme and general scarcity of food |
| fatigue | weariness from bodily or mental exertion. |
| anxiety | distress or uneasiness of mind caused by fear of danger |
| extraordinary | beyond what is usual, ordinary, regular, or established |
| peer | (verb) to look narrowly or searchingly |
| threshold | the entrance to a house or building |
| prey | a person or thing that is the victim of an enemy |
| excavate | to make (a hole, tunnel, etc.) by removing material |
| allure | fascination; charm; appeal |
| manslaughter | homicide |
| genocide | The systematic and planned extermination of an entire national, racial, political, or ethnic group |
| inherit | to receive as if by succession from predecessors |
| heirloom | a family possession handed down from generation to generation |
| staunch | firm or steadfast in principle |
| convenient | favorable, easy, or comfortable for use |
| abode | a dwelling place |
| weary | tired |
| finesse | skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation |
| curt | rudely brief in speech or abrupt in manner |
| deter | prevent |
| reprimand | (verb) scold or rebuke |
| bland | without taste |
| retort | to reply to, usually in a sharp or retaliatory way |
| expedite | to speed up the progress of |
| forgo | to give up, renounce, or resign |
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