Unit 1 Vocab
a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time
What is DYNASTY?
a person who starts up and takes on the risk of business
What is an ENTREPRENEUR?
mixed, of different kinds
What is MISCELLANEOUS?
Full of life and VIGOR.
What is SPIRITED?
liable to change very rapidly
What is FICKLE?
to rush violently, dash headlong
What is HURTLE?
the killing of one person by another
What is HOMICIDE?
What is DRONE?
To puzzle completely, confuse
What is BEWILDER?
What is GRIM?
near, next to, adjoining
What is ADJACENT?
What is DISSUADE?
to come into view; to appear in exaggerated from
to hurt someone's feelings deeply; to cause embarrassment
What is MORTIFY?
To nibble, graze
What is BROWSE?
not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace
What is TRIVIAL?
balanced, suspended; calm, controlled
to burn slightly
What is SINGE?
To discourage
What is DISHEARTEN?
skilled in handling difficult situations
What is TACTFUL?
to get down from, step down from; lighten up
What is ALIGHT?
Wholly unharmed, not injured
What is UNSCATHED?
to establish the truth or accuracy of, confirm
What is VERIFY?
Disobedient, willful
What is WAYWARD?
to interfere with
What is TAMPER?