Unit 4 Vocab Words

Front 1

acquit

Back 1

(v.) to declare not gulity, free from blame, discharge completely; to coduct or behave(onself)

Front 2

deem

Back 2

(v.) to think, belive; to consider, have an opinion

Front 3

devastate

Back 3

(v.) to destroy, lay waste

Front 4

discredit

Back 4

(v.)to throw doubt upon, cause to be distrusted; to damage in reputation
(n.) a loss or lack of belief, confidence, or reputation.

Front 5

elusive

Back 5

(adj.) difficult to catch or to hold; hard to explain or understand.

Front 6

generate

Back 6

(v.) to bring to an existance; to be the cause of.

Front 7

idolize

Back 7

(v.) to worship as an idol, make an idol; to love very much.

Front 8

ingratitude

Back 8

(n.) a lack of thankfulness.

Front 9

keepsake

Back 9

(n.) something kept in memory of the giver, a souvenir.

Front 10

mortal

Back 10

(n.) a being that must eventually die.
(adj.) of or relating to such a being; causing death, fatal; possible, concievable.

Front 11

ovation

Back 11

(n.) an enthusiastic public welcome, an outburst of applause.

Front 12

petty

Back 12

(adj.) unimportant trival; narrow-minded; secondary in rank, minor.

Front 13

plight

Back 13

(n.) a condition or state(usually bad)
(v.) to pledge, promise solemly.

Front 14

repent

Back 14

(v.) to feel sorry for what one has done or has failed to do.

Front 15

reverie

Back 15

(n.) a daydream; the condition of being lost in thought

Front 16

revocation

Back 16

(n.) an act or instance of calling back, repealing; an annulment, cancellation

Front 17

scan

Back 17

(v.) to examen closely; to look over quickly but thorouly; to analize the rhythm of a poem.

Front 18

strand

Back 18

(n.) a beach or shore, a string of wire, hair ect.
(v.) to drive or run aground; to leave in a hopeless position.

Front 19

strife

Back 19

(n.) bitter disagreement; fighting, struggle

Front 20

topple

Back 20

(v.) to fall forward; to overturn, bring about the downfall of.