Vocabulary HW 9

Instantaneously

(Adverb) occurring immediately or without delay.

Encroach

(Verb) to intrude someone else's territory or rights.

Anticipation

(Noun) the action of expecting or predicting something to happen.

Constrict

(Verb) to make something narrower or tighter.

Perpetually

(Adverb) in a way that never ends or changes; constantly or continually.

Superannuated

(Adjective) obsolete through age or new technological developments; retired or disqualified because of age.

Extricate

(Verb) to free or remove someone or something from a constraint or difficult situation.

Hemorrhage

(Noun) a significant loss of blood from a ruptured vessel, or (Verb) to lose a large amount of something rapidly, especially resources or life.

Cataract

(Noun) a medical condition where the lens of the eye becomes progressively opaque, leading to blurred vision and potentially blindness.

Castoff

(Noun) or (Adjective) something that has been discarded or thrown away, often used to describe an item that is no longer wanted or needed.