Vacabulary For Unit 8- Definitions Flashcards
(N.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty
Affluence
(N. pl.) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty
(In) arrears
(N.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity.
(V.) to flow downward (like a waterfall)
Cascade
(V.) to shrink back or hide in fear if submissiveness
Cringe
(Adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims
Crotchety
(N.) the size, shape, or arrangement of something
Format
(Adj.) not movable; not moving
Immobile
(Adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through
Impassable
(N.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc.
Innovation
(Adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry
Jovial
(N., usually plural) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines
(V.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)
Manacle
(Adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life
Martial
(N.) the smallest possible amount
(Adj.) the lowest permissible
Minimum
(Adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever
Nimble
(N.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault
Onset
(N.) Something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections
(V.) to divide or subdivide into parts or shares
Partition
(Adj.) likely to spoil or decay
Perishable
(V.) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good
Retrieve
(Adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm
Sinister
(Adj.) tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order
Taut
