Vocabulary
"The
limits of my language are the limits of my mind. All I know is
what I have words for."~Ludwig Wittgenstein
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Vocabulary
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| Unit 1 | Unit 2 | Unit 2 |
| adjacent-next to or near | available-ready for use | animated-alive |
| alight-get down | cater-to provide | brood-a family or worried |
| barren-bare, unproductive | customary-usual, expected | culminate-to end, the climax |
| disrupt-to disturb or disorder | dissuade- to convince not to do something | downright-absolute, complete |
| dynasty-ruling family | entrepreneur-a person who starts a business | drone-buzzing |
| foretaste-preview | firebrand-a piece of burning wood or a troublemaker | goad-to urge |
| germinate-to grow | hazard-risk,danger | indulge-to give in |
| humdrum-boring | homicide-murder | ingredient-part of a recipe |
| hurtle-to speed | indifference-lack of interest | literate-able to read and write |
| insinuate-to suggest | indignant-offended, outraged | loom-appear |
| interminable-endless | indispensable-necessary | luster-brightness |
| interrogate-to question | lubricate-to apply oil or grease | miscellaneous-mixed, different kinds |
| recompense-to pay back | mutual-shared | oration-a speech |
| renovate-to repair or fix | pelt-to throw a stream of things | peevish-crabby, cranky |
| resume-a job history | plague-an easily spread disease | seethe-to boil or foam |
| sullen-silent, grumpy | poised-balanced | singe-to burn |
| trickle-to fall by drops | regime-government in power | unique-one of a kind, special |
| trivial-not important | retard-to slow down | upright-straight or honest |
| truce-a temporary peace | transparent-see through | verify-to confirm |
| vicious-mean, evil | unscathed-not injured | yearn-to crave or want |