language arts unit 13

alienate

to cause(one who used to be friendly or loyal) to become unfriendly or disloyal

credible

offering reasonable grounds for being believed

emulate

to try to be like or better than

enhance

to increase or improve in value, desirability, or attractiveness

Impoverished

reduce to poverty:poor

Impregnable

unable to be captured or broken into

Incessant

continuing or following without interruption

preoccupied

completely engrossed in thought; absorbed

recluse

a person who lives away from others

shoddy

poorly done or made