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Unit_Fourteen
Vocabulary Notecards
Question | Answer |
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annex | to add to, attach; to incorporate; an attachment or addition |
cleave | to cut or split open; to cling to |
cordial | in a friendly manner, hearty; cheery; a liqueur |
cornerstone | the starting point of a building; a fundamental principle or element |
debacle | an overwhelming defeat; rout; a complete collapse or failure |
devitalize | to make weak or lifeless |
embroil | to involve in a conflict or difficulty; to throw into confusion |
exonerate | to clear from a charge or accusation |
glib | ready and fluent in speech; thoughtless, insincere |
haphazard | by chance, not planned; lacking order |
improvise | to compose or perform without preparation; to construct from available materials |
incite | to rouse, stir up, urge on |
influx | a coming in, inflow |
pallor | an extreme or unnatural paleness |
pedigree | a list of ancestors, family tree; the history or origins of something |
precipitous | very steep |
profuse | very abundant; given or flowing freely |
reconcile | to restore to friendship; to settle; to resign (oneself) |
shackle | to put into chains; a chain, fetter |
threadbare | shabby, old and worn |