Unit 4
hanging or swinging loosely
dangling
formal changes made according to official procedures
amendments
a great victory or success
triumph
work that uses scientific knowledge for practical things
engineering
a verse or paragraph in a poem
stanza
to reach an agreement by having each side give up part of its demands
compromise
a sense of obligation toward something
commitment
laws that are made or passed
legislation
the use of science for practical purposes
technology
a story that is not true but could happen
realistic fiction
a government that is run by the people who live under it
democracy
an object that stays in one place in the air
hovering
puttering or keeping busy in an aimless way
tinkering
the act of giving instructions, ordering, or commanding
directing
words that sound the same but are spelled differently and have different meanings
homophone
a special right or benefit held by a certain person or group of people
privilege
an account of an event given in a particular way
version
to have looked at or explored in order to find out and bring back more information
scouted
shining or glowing
gleaming
an idea suggested by the meaning of a word
connotation
in the end or finally
eventually
to work hard to achieve a goal
attain
to have turned or twisted the body
squirmed
a period of ten years
decade
basic definition of a word
denotation