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Unit 9 Vocabulary

AB
avengeto get revenge for, get even for, retaliate
cedeto give up, to hand over to another, yield, transfer
delugea great flood, anything that comes in vast quantity, inundate
discretiongood judgment, care in speech and action, freedom to judge or choose, prudence, tact
giddydizzy, light-headed, lacking seriousness, faint, frivolous
impactthe striking of one object against another, the shock caused by a collision, blow, effect
intimidateto make timid or frighten by threats, to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something, bully
liberateto free from bondage or domination, to release, untie
logicalreasonable, making use of reason and good sense. rational, sensible
misrepresentto give a false or untrue idea, distort, exaggerate, twist
optionalleft to one's own choice, not required, voluntary, discretionary
outrightcomplete, instantaneous, without reservation, total, instantly
rendezvousto meet in accordance with a plan, a meeting by agreement, a meeting place, date, appointment
rotundrounded and plump, full or rich in sound
saunterto stroll, walk in an easy, leisurely way, ramble, amble
sluggishlazy, slow-moving, not active, dull, unhurriedly
subordinatelower in rank or position, secondary, assistant
tinta delicate color or hue, a slight trace of something, to dye, shade
variablelikely to undergo change, fluctuating, inconstant
vergethe point at which something begins or happens, border, to incline, tend toward, approach, brink, edge


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