vocab chapter 3
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87733840 | accelerate | to increase speed | |
87733841 | captivity | the condition of being held against one's will | |
87733842 | conserve | to preserve ; to keep from being used | |
87733847 | despair | hopelessness | |
87733854 | disguise | a mask or cover up; to mask or conceal one's appearance | |
87733858 | enamel | a surface or outer covering that has a smooth , glossy covering. | |
87733859 | exotic | strange ; foreign ; unknown | |
87733864 | figurative | using words or phrases to mean something different than their usual meaning | |
87733871 | gruesome | hideous; causing terror or fear | |
87733880 | implement | a tool an instrument, or an utensil | |
87733881 | keen | quick, sharp, enthusiastic | |
87733882 | mismanage | to control or handle pooorly | |
87733883 | notation | a brief written record | |
87733884 | perishable | capable of decaying | |
87733885 | procedure | plan; a way of doing something | |
87733886 | quench | to satisfy; to put out or extinguish | |
87733887 | savage | fierce; wild; cruel | |
87733888 | sneer | a look or words that express scorn | |
87733889 | terminal | the end; end part; fatal ; deadly | |
87733890 | vocation | a person's occupation or business | |
87733891 | chili | a hot-tasting pod of red pepper | |
87733892 | chilly | unpleasantly cold | |
87733893 | canvas | firmly woven cloth usually of cotton or linen | |
87733894 | canvass | to examine in detail | |
87733895 | overseas | across sea | |
87733896 | oversees | supervises | |
87733897 | amiss | not in the right order; out of place | |
87733898 | dissuade | to advise against something | |
87733899 | meager | deficient in quality or strength | |
87733900 | prudent | marked by great wisdom or good judgement. |