lesson 14
access
(n) entry, permission to enter
disaster
(n) something that causes great damage or harm
abdicate
(v) to give up a high office
afflict
to cause pain
associate
(v) to bring together in the mind, to be together
flee
(v) to run away from something frightening
assume
(v) to take for granted, to suppose
barren
not fruitful, not reproducing
boisterous
(adj) noisy, uncontrolled
fracture
(n) a crack or break
bungle
(v) to do something badly
consist
made up of
brilliant
(adj) very bright, spakling, smart
immense
(adj) great in size or extent
domiante
(v) to rule or control
drought
long period without rain
decade
(n) 10 year period
intense
(adj) very strong, very great
former
(adj) coming before in time
erode
to wear away bit by bit
delicate
(adj) easily broken or damaged
investigate
(v) to look into closely
guardian
(n) one who protects
expand
to make or become larger
employ
(v) to hire, to use
lurch
(v) to move forward or to the side suddenly
hoist
(v) to lift or raise by using something like a rope
famine
widespread and long-lasting shortage of food that may cause starvation
idle
(adj) doing nothing
major
(adj) great in size, number, or importance
intercept
(v) to stop something while it is on its way somewhere
fertile
able to produce good crops
illuminate
(v) to light up, to make clear
minor
(adj) small; unimportant
jubilee
(n) clebration (usually special anniversary)
oasis
place where there is water in an otherwise dry area
provide
(v) to give what is needed
petrify
to terrify
kin
related by birth or marriage
pasture
field for growing grass where animals can eat
require
(v) to need or demand
predict
(v) to say what will happen in the future
pardon
to forgive, to free from legal punishment
primitive
from earliest times
taunt
(v) to make fun of in an insulting way
prone
(adj) likely to have or do, lying face downward
proclaim
to make known publicly, to announce
refuge
shelter from harm
tolerant
(adj) willing to let others have own beliefs and ways
sparse
(adj) thinkly grown or spread, not crowded
provoke
(v) to annoy or make angry
revert
to go back to an earler condition (not as satisfactory)
transform
(adj) to change
topple
(v) to fall or push over, to overthrow
reign
(v) to rule as a queen or king, to be widespread
teem
to be filled, to occur in large numbers
Wilderness
(n) an area where there are few people living
urban
(adj) having to do with cities
riot
disorder or violence, a disordered quantity of something
wither
to dry out, lose freshness