Vocab 10 Flashcards
1
Q
Adage
A
A short traditional saying, a proverb
2
Q
Calamity
A
A event that causes great misfortune, a disaster
3
Q
Dismantle
A
To take apart,pull down, disassemble
4
Q
Sleazy
A
Of cheap quality, of low character
5
Q
Survive
A
To remain alive, to continue living or existing
6
Q
Encumber
A
To weigh down unnecessarily, to burden, to impede action
7
Q
Falter
A
To become weaker, to be unsteady
8
Q
Embed
A
Firmly fixed in a surrounding mass
9
Q
Intuition
A
Knowledge gained without reason or proof
10
Q
Obtain
A
To gain possession of to acquire
