unit 8 Flashcards

1
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Arrears

A

unpaid or overdue debts

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2
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cascade

A

a steep, narrow waterfall

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3
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crotchety

A

cranky, ill-tempered

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4
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impassable

A

blocked so that nothing con go through

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5
Q

manacle

A

a handcuff

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6
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Martial

A

war like, fond of fighting

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7
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partition

A

something that divides

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8
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perishable

A

likley to spoil

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8
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sinister

A

evil or dangerous

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8
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taut

A

tightly held, or neat

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9
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affluence

A

riches, doing well in life

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10
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cringe

A

to shrink, hide in fear

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11
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immobile

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not moveable

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12
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innovation

A

something new

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13
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jovial

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good humored, happy

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14
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mimimum

A

smallest possible amount

15
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nimble

A

quick, skillful

16
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onset

A

the beginning, start

17
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retrieve

A

to find, brink back or get back

18
Q

template

A

a pattern, something that is used as a model - a stencil