Vocab+Unit+6

Unit 6 Vocabulary

1. abandon- (v.) to give up something; desert

2. assembly- (n.) a group of persons gathered for the purpose of instruction, worship, etc.; a fitting together of parts

3. considerable- (adj.) large; important

4. converge- (v.) to come together at a point

5. debt- (n.) something owed

6. decline- (v.). to refuse; worsen (n.) a dip or descent

7. definitely- (adv.) certainly; precisely

8. despite- (prep.) in spite of; not withstanding

9. destination- (n.) goal

10. dislodge– (v.) to remove by force from a position where trapped or hiding

11. elusive- (adj.) fugitive; hard to find or grasp

12. extract- (v.) to pull out; remove metal from ore; (n.) something removed or pulled out

13. fixture- (n.) anything firmly hel in place

14. obviously- (adv.) clearly; evidently

15. populate- (v.) to supply with inhabitants; inhabit

16. portion– (n.) a fraction or part of something

17. scour- (v.) to go over quickly and thoroughly, as in searching or hunting; to clean and polish by hard scrubbing

18. sheer- (adj.) extremely steep; very thin, fine enough to be seen through

19. survive- (v.) to continue or live after or in spite of something

20. trace- (n.) a very small amount; (v.) to sketch; follow the course of