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Unit 4 - Vocab Review Building Vocab. http://educ.queensu.ca/~fmc/august2004/pages/dinobreath.html. adapt. To adjust to a situation. revert. Go back to a former habit or condition. reciprocate. Pay back, do in return. gesture. Something said or done to show intention.
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Unit 4 - Vocab ReviewBuilding Vocab http://educ.queensu.ca/~fmc/august2004/pages/dinobreath.html
adapt To adjust to a situation
revert Go back to a former habit or condition
reciprocate Pay back, do in return
gesture Something said or done to show intention
exile Separate from own country
ritual A ceremony or custom
refute Prove wrong or false
recede Move back or away
To keep or hold retain
dismay To discourage or make uneasy
emerge To rise out or come forth
Famous, well known notable
indifferent Unconcerned, not caring
liberal Generous, give large amounts
elaborate Detailed, complicated
mediocre average, ordinary
Acting without thinking, act on urges impulsive
exotic Foreign, rare, different
frugal Thrifty, careful with money
damage, weaken impair
allude Refer to indirectly, hint
Take pleasure in pain sadistic Time, beat
essence Time, beat The basics, the heart of the matter
immunity Freedom from something unpleasant or required
affirm State that something is true, a certainty
elite superior, privileged
coerce force or compel
alleged Supposed to be true or real
query Ask, question
skeptical Doubting, not certain
shrewd Clever, tricky
plausible Believable, reasonable
provoke To stir up anger, bother
take away, cancel revoke
tactic A method or plan, goal
Scold,, criticism reprimand
ridicule make fun of, mock
recur Happening again and again
stereotype Common accepted image, putting in a category
Happening at the same time simulaneous
diminish Becoming less and less, decrease
strategy A plan or method, overall plan
consequence A result of an action, a result
transaction A business deal, usually involving money
vital Necessary, important
tedious Boring, repetitious, slow
procrastinate Put off until the last minute
destiny Fate, what will happen to someone