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| affluence | (n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance |
| arrears | (n.,pl.) unpaid and overdue debts; an unfinished duty |
| cascade | (n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall) |
| cringe | (v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness |
| crotchety | (adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims |
| format | (n.) the size, shape, or arrangement of something |
| immobile | (adj.) not movable; not moving |
| impassable | (adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through |
| innovation | (n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new method, idea, device, etc. |
| jovial | (adj.) good-humored, in high spirits, merry |
| manacle | (n., usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines; (v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs) |
| martial | (adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or military life |
| minimum | (n.) the smallest possible amount; (adj.) the lowest permissible or possible |
| nimble | (adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever |
| onset | (n.) the beginnning, start (especially of something violent and destructive); an attack, assault |
| partition | (n.) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide into parts or shares |
| perishable | (adj.) likely to spoil or decay |
| retrieve | (v.) to find and bring back, get back, recover; to put right, make good |
| sinister | (adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm |
| taut | (adj.) tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order |
