Vocabulary - Unit 9

to get revenge for, get even for, settle a score; to punish someone or get satisfaction for a wrong or injury

avenge

to give up, surrender; to hand over to another

cede

a great flood; a heavy fall or rain; anything that comes in a vast quantity (like a flood); to flood

deluge

good judgement; care in speech and action; freedom to judge or choose

discretion

dizzy; light-headed; lacking seriousness

giddy

the striking of one object against another; the shock caused by a collision; to affect, especially forcefully

impact

to make timid or frighten by threats; to use fear to get someone to do (or not to do) something

intimidate

to free from bondage or domination; to release

liberate

reasonable; making use of reason and good sense

logical

to give false or untrue idea

misrepresent

left to one's own choice; not required

optional

complete; instantaneous; without reservation, thoroughgoing; completely, instantaneously

outright

to meet in accordance with a plan; a meeting by agreement; a meeting place

rendezvous

rounded or plump; full or rich in sound

rotund

to stroll; walk in an easy, leisurely way; a stroll

saunter

lazy; slow-moving; not active, dull

sluggish

lower in rank or position, secondary; on who is in a lower position or under the orders of someone else; to put into a lower or secondary position

subordinate

a delicate color or hue; a slight trace of something; to give color to something ; to dye

tint

likely to undergo change; changeable; a value or quantity that varies; a symbol for such

variable

the point at which something begins or happens; a border; to incline, tend toward, approach; to be in the process if becoming something else

verge