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Blue Level, Unit 10
sadlier oxford vocabulary
Question | Answer |
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abolish | (v) to do away with something; put an end t. |
appeal | (n) a request for something needed; ability that attracts people, a request to a higher court; (v) ask strongly for help; to be attractive; to request review of legal decision |
brittle | (adj) easily broken, snapped, or cracked; not flexible |
condemn | (v) to criticize a person or action as wrong, guilty, evil; to judge as guilty and to punish |
descend | (v)to move to a lower place from a higher one; to come or be handed down from the past |
dictator | (n) ruler or leader who has total power |
expand | (v) to open up, make or grow larger; to develop |
famine | (n) a severe shortage of food over a large area. |
portable | (adj.) easily moved or carried |
prey | (n) animal hunted as food by another; someone helpless against attack; (v) to hunt for food; to harm |
thrifty | (adj) careful about spending money; tending to save money; managing money well |
visual | (adj) having to do with sight or seeing |