Section 15 Vocab Cards

Front 1

abyss

Back 1

noun
a deep or bottomless pit
"The Little Mermaid"

Front 2

befall

Back 2

verb
to happen, occur; to happen to
future

Front 3

crucial

Back 3

adj.
of supreme importance, decisive, critical
necessary

Front 4

dregs

Back 4

plural noun
the last remaining part; the part of least worth
remnant

Front 5

embody

Back 5

verb
to give form to; to incorporate, include; to perosnify
Adam

Front 6

exasperate

Back 6

verb
to irritate, annoy, or anger
"I've had it up to here!"

Front 7

fiasco

Back 7

noun
the complete collapse or failure of a project
F

Front 8

garnish

Back 8

verb, noun
to adorn or decorate, especially food;
*an ornament or decoration, especially for food
restaurants

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heritage

Back 9

noun
an inheritance; a birthright
a will

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inert

Back 10

adj.
lifeless, unable ot move or act: slow, inactive
snail

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mercenary

Back 11

adj., noun
acting or working for self-gain only;
*a hired soldier, a soldier of fortune
ME!!!

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negligent

Back 12

adj.
marked by carelessness or indifference; failing to do what should be done
lazy

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oblivion

Back 13

noun
forgetfulness, disregard; a state of being forgotten; and amnesty, general pardon
Alzheimer's disease

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opus

Back 14

noun
an impressive piece of work, especially a musical composition or other work of art
"The Mona Lisa"

Front 15

pallid

Back 15

adj.
pale, lacking color; weak and lifeless
white

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parable

Back 16

noun
a short narrative designed to teach a moral lesson
the Gospel of Matthew

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rational

Back 17

adj.
based on reasoning; able to make use of reason; sensible, reasonable
easy

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reciprocal

Back 18

adj., noun- shared; involving give-and-take between two perosns or things; working in both directions; *(math)a number that, when multiplied by another number, gives 1- opposite

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stricture

Back 19

noun
a limitation or restriction; a criticism; (medicine) a narrowing of a passage in the body
strict

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veneer

Back 20

noun, verb
a thin outer layer; a surface appearance or decoration; *to cover with a thin layer
teeth