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Unit 1 Vocabulary Accelerator Definitions
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| conflagration | a large destructive fire; an inferno |
| decree | an authoritative order or legal judgement, a ruling , an official statement that something must happen |
| devoid | totally lacking, deficient, empty, without |
| exhilarating | invigorating, stimulating, thrilling, elating |
| fluctuation | an act of rising and falling irregularly, variation |
| follicle | a small hole present in skin, especially those through which hair grows |
| frigid | cold, freezing, unfriendly |
| frustrate | to baffle, make ineffective, prevent from doing a task successfully |
| fusion | a blend of two or more elements into one |
| ignite | to light a fire or kindle |
| illusion | a false impression, perception, idea, or belief; an unreality |
| indefatigable | tireless, inexhaustible, unwearied, unrelenting, determined or staunch |
| indisputable | unquestionable, undeniable, without doubt or certain |
| invigorate | to give strength, vitality, or energy; to revitalize |
| marquee | 1. a roof-like structure projecting over an entrance and bearing a signboard (such as theater) 2. a large tent structure with open sides that is used for social events and entertainment |
| monotony | tedious sameness or repetitiveness; a lack of variation in tone, pitch, or inflection |
| perpetuate | to preserve, continue, maintain, lasting forever, or indefinitely continual |
| peruse | to read or study with care, scrutinize, examine |
| profusion | a large amount or quantity; abundance, multitude |
| propagate | to reproduce, breed, spread, transmit, proliferate |
| proximity | nearness, closeness, adjacency, immediacy |
| pursue | 1. to chase or follow in effort to overtake, seize, or achieve; to seek, strive for, or aspire to; to court or date 2. to engage in, carry on, advance, perform |
| raze | to tear down, level the ground, fell, flatten, demolish |
| rectify | to make right, correct, fix, remedy, amend, resolve a problem |
| remedy | (n) cure, medicine, treatment (v) to cure, relieve, fix, rectify |
| saturate | to soak, drench, fill with capacity |
| seclusion | isolation, solitude, withdraw from (social contact); hermitage |
| sedentary | seated, inactive, inert, unmoving |
| stimulate | to excite, inspire, rouse |
| tundra | a vast treeless region in Arctic regions having permanently frozen subsoil and supporting low-growing vegetation |
| ungainly | awkward, clumsy, ungraceful |
| uniformity | consistency, regularity, equality, standardization |
| union | a combination, alliance, coupling, amalgamation, blend, fusion, agreement, harmony |
| vacillation | an indecision, uncertainty, act of swaying from side to side, wavering, oscilation |
| waver | to sway, totter, vacillate, move to and fro, be undecided, |
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