units 22-24

abject

Of the most miserable kind; wretched

conjecture

A guess

dejected

in low spirits

interject

to insert something

jettison

to discard

jetty

a structure to protect the shore

jut

to extend outward beyond a main point

objectionable

arousing disapproval

projectile

an object that is fired, thrown, or self-propelled

trajectory

the path of a moving object

accredit

to officially recognize

credence

acceptance as true or valid

credential

evidence of one’s qualification

credibility

Believably

creditable

deserving of limited praise

credulous

easily deceived

creed

a system of beliefs, principles, or opinions

discredit

to disgrace; to cause; doubt or distrust

incredulous

showing disbelief

miscreant

an evildoer or villain

aversion

an intense dislike

avert

to turn away

diversify

to give variety; to vary

diversion

an action or ploy that turns attention away

inadvertently

unintentionally; accidentally

incontrovertible

unquestionable

invert

to turn upside down or inside out

irreversible

impossible to reverse

revert

to return to a former condition, practice, subject, or belief

vertigo

dizziness