Unit 13 Vocabulary Gr. 6

Front 1

adhere

Back 1

(v) to stick to, remain attached; to be devoted or loyal as a follower or supporter

Front 2

affirm

Back 2

(v) to declare to be true, state positively; to confirm

Front 3

atrocity

Back 3

(n) an extremely wicked, brutal, or cruel act; something very bad or unpleasant

Front 4

cope

Back 4

(v) to struggle successfully against; to prove to be a match for, deal with satisfactorily;

(n) a long religious cloak; a canopy

Front 5

deter

Back 5

(v) to discourage, scare off, or prevent through fear or doubt

Front 6

disquieting

Back 6

(adj) causing uneasiness or worry

Front 7

empower

Back 7

(v) to give power or authority to; to enable; to permit

Front 8

fluent

Back 8

(adj) speaking or writing easily and smoothly, flowing gracefully

Front 9

lag

Back 9

(v) to move slowly or fall behind; to bring up the rear

(n) a falling behind; the amount by which someone or something is behind; an interval

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mangle

Back 10

(v) to injure very seriously by cutting, tearing. crushing, etc., to bring to ruin

Front 11

misapprehension

Back 11

(n) a wrong idea, misunderstanding

Front 12

optimist

Back 12

(n) one who expects things to turn out for the best; someone who looks on the bright side of things

Front 13

prowl

Back 13

(v) to roam about stealthily in search of something

Front 14

recitation

Back 14

(n) a reading in public of something that is memorized; a memorized poem or piece of prose that is read aloud

Front 15

stupefy

Back 15

(v) to make stupid, dull, or groggy; to surprise or astonish

Front 16

sulky

Back 16

(adj) in a bad or nasty mood, resentful; gloomy

Front 17

supplement

Back 17

(n) something added to complete a thing or make up for a lack; a section added to a book or document;

(v) to provide such an addition or completion

Front 18

surge

Back 18

(v) to have a heavy, violent, swelling motion (like waves);

(n) a powerful forward rush

Front 19

trait

Back 19

(n) a quality or characteristic (especially of personality); a distinguishing feature

Front 20

unscrupulous

Back 20

(adj) dishonest; not guided or controlled by moral principles