vocab unit 7

ASPIRE

To have ambitious hopes or plans, strive toward a higher goal, desire earnestly; to ascend

ASSIMILATE

To absorb fully; to adopt as one’s own; to adapt fully

BREACH

An opening, gap, rupture, rift; a violation or infraction; to create an opening, break through

CONCERTED

Planned or performed in cooperation with others

DEBRIS

Scattered fragments, wreckage

DIVULGE

To tell, reveal; make public

ESCALATE

To elevate; to increase in intensity

GARBLE

To distort in such a way as to make unintelligible

HUMANE

Kind, merciful

INTOLERABLE

Unbearable

LEGION

A large military force; any large group or number; many, numerous

MIRE

Mud; wet, swampy ground; a tough situation; to get stuck

PERCEIVE

To be aware of through the senses, observe; to grasp mentally

PREDISPOSE

To incline to beforehand

RASPING

With a harsh, grating sound; a harsh sound

REPRIEVE

A temporary relief or delay; to grant a postponement

SKEPTICAL

Inclined to doubt; slow to accept something as true

STERLING

Genuine, excellent; made of silver of standard fineness

TEMPERATE

Mild, moderate

VERSATILE

Able to do many things well; capable of many uses