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Vocabulary. Unit # 2. Words. Benefactor: a person who makes a bequest or endowment, as to an institution. (benefactor) Ancestral: of, inherited from, or derived from ancestors: his ancestral home . (ancestral)
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Vocabulary Unit # 2
Words • Benefactor: a personwho makes a bequest or endowment, as to an institution. (benefactor) • Ancestral: of, inherited from, or derived from ancestors:his ancestral home . (ancestral) • Adversaries: aperson,group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe. (adversarios) • Obscured: to make dark,dim, indistinct,etc. (obscuro) • Commercial: suitable or fit for a wide, popular market: Communications satellites are gradually finding a commercial use. (comercial)
Words • Nonchalant: coolly unconcerned, indifferent, or unexcited; casual: His nonchalant manner infuriatedme.(imperturbable, indiferente) • Colander: a metal or plastic container with a perforated bottom, for draining and strainingfoods. (coladera, escurridor) • Parchment: a manuscript or document on such material. (pergamino) • Ammunition: the means of igniting or exploding such material, as primers, fuzes, and gunpowder.(munición)
Words • Plaited: a pleat or fold, as of cloth. (doblez, pliegue) • Acquainted: having personal knowledge as a result of study, experience, etc.; informed (usually followed by with ): to be acquainted with law. (informar, familiarizar)