Sadlier C unit 13

adapt (v)

to adjust or change to suit conditions

attest (v)

to bear witness, affirm to be true

dovetail (v)

to fit together actactually

dovetail (n)

a carpentry figure resembling a dove's tail

enormity (n)

the quality of exceeding all moral bounds

falter (v)

to hesitate, stumble, lose courage

foreboding (n)

a warning or feeling that something bad will happen

foreboding (adj.)

marked by fear, ominous

forlorn (adj.)

totally abandoned and helpless

haughty (adj.)

chillingly proud or scornful

impediment (n)

a physical defect; a hindrance

imperative (adj.)

necessary, urgent

imperative (n)

a form of a verb expressing a command

loiter (v)

to linger in an aimless way

malinger (v)

to pretend illness to avoid duty or work

pithy (adj.)

short but full of meaning and point