Unit 8 Flashcards
Affluence
Meaning: wealth, riches, prosperity, plenty
Arrears
Meaning: Unpaid or overdue debts
Cascade
Meaning: a steep narrow waterfall, something falling our rushing downward
Cringe
Meaning: to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness
Crotchety
Meaning: cranky, lil-tempered, full of odd whims
Format
Meaning: the size, shape, or arrangement of something
Immobile
Meaning: not movable, not moving
Impassable
Meaning: blocked so that nothing comes go through
Innovation
Meaning: something new, a change, introducing a new method, idea, device
Jovial
Meaning: good-humored, in high spirits, merry
Manacle
Meaning: a handcuff, anything that chains or confines, to chain or restrain
Martial
Meaning: warlike, fond of fighting, relating to war, the army, or military life
Minimum
Meaning the smallest possible amount, the lowest permissible or possible
Nimble
Meaning: quick and skillful in movement, agile, clever
Onset
Meaning: the beginning, start of an attack, assault
Partition
Meaning: Something that divides, the act of dividing, something into parts or sections, to divide or subdivided into parts or shares
Perishable
Meaning: likely to spoil or decay
Retrieve
Meaning: to find and bring back get back to put right make good
Sinister
Meaning: appearing evil or dangerous, threatening evil or harm
Taut
Meaning: tightly drawn, tense, neat, in good order
