Unit 4
(n.) A small item kept in memory of a person
What is Keepsake
stretch
What is limber?
(n) the length of time that something continues or lasts
What is duration?
(n.) Margin of error; Allowance for mistakes
WHat is leeway?
(n.) A bad or unfortunate situation; (v.) To make a serious pledge
What is plight?
famished
What is ravenous?
(n) a browl, a noisy quarrel; (v) to wear away by rubbing; make ragged or worn; to strain, irritate
What is fray?
(n.) Total earnings without deductions for expense
What is gross?
(n.) Angry disagreement over issues; Conflict
What is strife?
schedule
What is agenda?
(v) to prove incorrect
What is refute?
(adj.) Tending to agree with others or obey rules; Obedient
What is compliant?
(n.) The state of being pleasantly lost in one's own thoughts; A daydream
What is reverie?
occupant
What is inhabitant?
(adj) overly self-satisfied, self-righteous
What is smug?
(n.) Something that impairs growth, withers hopes and ambitions or impedes progress and prosperity
What is blight?
(adj.) Difficult to remember; Difficult to find, catch, or achieve
What is elusive?
gruesome
WHat is gory?
(n) a series of notes clarifying or explaining something; an expression of opinion
What is commentary?
(n.) A person who wanders from place to place without a permanent home
What is a vagabond?