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Lesson 2
Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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address | residence; abode; speech; lecture; discourse |
assume | undertake; take on; put on; pretend; affect; think; suppose; presume |
attain | reach; achieve; accomplish |
boast | brag; swagger |
capacity | volume; dimensions; ability |
cede | yield; surrender; relinquish |
decline | refuse; reject; dismiss; decrease; fall; fail; weaken |
desert | abandon; forsake |
disassemble | break apart; dismantle; take apart |
dispose | array; arrange; order |
dispose of | get rid of |
erode | wear away |
fairly | reasonable; moderately; tolerably; pretty |
glossy | shiny; bright; glazed; lustrous |
grounds | reasons; rationale; root; basis |
ideal | perfect; model; exemplary; abstract; theoretical; hypothetical |
inhabit | live; occupy; dwell |
laborious | diligent; industrious |
linger | remain; stay; tarry; lag; procrastinate; loiter |
loathe | abhor; abominate; detest |
misgiving | apprehension; presentiment; apprehensiveness |
model | specimen; prototype; pattern |
observe | watch; perceive; notice; conform; follow; comply |
plentiful | abundant; bountiful; rich |
preoccupied | engrossed; absorbed |
property | estate; havings; possession |
recurring | recurrent |
rooted | ingrained; fixed; embedded |
thoroughly | completely; perfectly; utterly; eniterly |