Vocabulary-Chapter 3

alternative

alternative

(n.) one of two or more possibilities; (adj.) being a choice between two or more things

blithely

(adv.) with little care

bungle

(v.) to perform a task clumsily

condemn

(v.) to express disapproval of

contend

(v.) to compete in a contest

decoy

(n.) lure; (v.) to entice

establish

(v,) to prove

indirect

(adj.) straying from a straight path

irate

(adj.) very angry

leeway

(n.) a degree of freedom

nebulous

(adj.) hazy; vague

occurrence

(n.) a event

opposition

(n.) a resistance

proportion

(n.) ratio; (v.) to adjust in size

provoke

(v.) to make angry

ransack

(v.) to plunder or rummage

reconcile

(v.) to become friendly again

resolution

(n.) a decision

sulk

(v.) to be silent/distant angrily

vulgar

(adj.) course, crude

c. amass

(v.) to gather

c. convey

(v.) to express

c. hover

(v.) to hang in the air

c. mediate

(v.) to intervene for peace

c. revert

(v.) to return