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WORDSKILL PRACTICE Units 9-16 ORANGE
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| acknowledge | admit |
| advocates | promotes |
| intend | plan |
| foster | encourage |
| indictment | accusation, charge |
| puritanical | morally strict |
| pessimistic | gloomy, negative |
| confrontation | showdown, conflict |
| rigid | unbending, strict |
| naive | childlike, simple |
| militant | raised fist, disciplined |
| strategist | planner |
| propel | thrusts |
| equality | fair treatment, sameness |
| prophet | telling future |
| sophisticated | wise in ways of world |
| mentality | way of thinking |
| pious | religious |
| shrewd | sly, clever |
| prominence | fame |
| compression | squeezing, applying pressure |
| acute | sharp, painful, serious |
| trace | very small amount, mark or sign |
| appreciate | value, hold in high regard |
| yield | give or produce, give way to |
| biosphere | region on, above, below the earth where life can be supported |
| accessible | available, approachable |
| visionary | person who sees into the future |
| technological | based on applied science, related to use of machinery |
| compose | make up, put together |
| utilize | to make use of something |
| expeditious | efficient, speedy |
| document | legal records |
| tabular | table-like |
| tedious | boring, over and over |
| innovative | new |
| arid | very dry |
| obstacle | thing that got in the way |
| quantity | amount |
| distilled | purified |
| anticipate | expect |
| approximate | estimated |
| ascertain | find out |
| contemplation | thought |
| contemporary | person about the same age |
| continuous | constant |
| effect | result |
| emotion | feeling |
| extinct | no longer in existence |
| indefinite | uncertain |
| mere | nothing more than |
| perpendicular | at a 45 degree angle |
| perpetual | permanent |
| philosopher | person who studies ideas |
| plunged | dived |
| reflection | image |
| species | kinds |
| surplus | abundance |
| testify | give evidence |
| vast | enormous |
| reel | be dizzy, stagger |
| catapult | slingshot action, shot |
| stratosphere | upper part of earth's atsmosphere |
| pulverize | smash into bits |
| mottled | spotted, marked with blotches |
| plume | showy feather |
| exultant | rejoicing, triumphant, joyful |
| summit | the highest point, peak |
| vista | a view, scene |
| pyrotechnic | resembling fireworks, dazzling |
| flank | side |
| careen | to lurch, sway sharply, tilt |
| comprehension | ability to understand, understanding, grasp |
| curdle | to thcken |
| disfigure | ruin appearance of, deform, mar |
| strewn | scattered |
| grace | to adorn, beautify, beauty of movement |
| hurtle | to race, speed, rush |
| level | to flatten, knock down |
| pent-up | held in, shut, penned |
| textile | fabric, cloth, woven material |
| inheritable | to be received from relatives, ancestors, parents |
| expire | to end, die |
| system | organized method, working parts as a whole, procedure |
| status | legal position, state, condition |
| evolve | develop, grow, progress |
| sordid | nasty, low, dirty, filthy |
| integral | necessary, essential to the whole |
| servitude | slavery, bondage, enslavement |
| barter | trade, exchange |
| precede | go first, comes before |
| mobility | ability to move, movability |
| commerce | trade, business |
| statutes | laws |
| expand | broaden, grow |
| formal | offical, stately |
| exploit | make use of, take advantage of |
| alternative | option, choice |
| restriction | control on, limitation |
| confined | limited to, restricted to |
| bazaar | outdoor market |
| essence | a scent, perfume, most important quality |
| incense | substance when burned gives a pleasant odor |
| symbolic | used to represent something else, stands for |
| incrustation | a decorative coating, layer |
| flare | bright light used for signaling |
| iridescent | showing changing colors, shiny, glowing |
| elusive | puzzling, hard to capture, difficult to understand |
| azure | clear blue, sky blue |
| subtle | slight, delicate, understated |
| affluent | prosperous, rich |
| spacious | roomy, large |
| intermingle | combine, mix together |
| convey | express, carry |
| intensity | strength, an extreme degree |
| existence | life, present |
| cubicle | square, small compartment |
| seep | trickle, leak |
| array | display |
| comparable | similar |
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