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9/5/2018 Sadlier Connect™ - Vocabulary Workshop | Level A

Unit 8

Name: Date:

Definitions
affluence (n.) wealth, riches, prosperity; great abundance, plenty

arrears (n., pl.) unpaid or overdue debts; an unfinished duty

cascade (n.) a steep, narrow waterfall; something falling or rushing forth


in quantity; (v.) to flow downward (like a waterfall)

cringe (v.) to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness

crotchety (adj.) cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

immobile (adj.) not movable; not moving

impassable (adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through

innovation (n.) something new, a change; the act of introducing a new


method, idea, device, etc.

jovial (adj.) good-humored, in high spirits; merry

manacle (n., usually pl.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines;


(v.) to chain or restrain (as with handcuffs)

martial (adj.) warlike, fond of fighting; relating to war, the army, or


military life

minimum (n.) the smallest possible amount; (adj.) the lowest permissible
or possible

nimble (adj.) quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

onset (n.) the beginning, start (especially of something violent and


destructive); an attack, assault

partition (n.) something that divides (such as a wall); the act of dividing
something into parts or sections; (v.) to divide or subdivide into
parts or shares

perishable (adj.) likely to spoil or decay

retrieve (v.) to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

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sinister (adj.) appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

taut (adj.) tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order

template (n.) a pattern, typically in the form of metal, wood, or plastic;


something that is used as a model to imitate

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