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Vocab Unit 8

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Total cards: 20•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

affluence

Back (Answer)

(n.) wealth, riches, prosperity, and great abundance

#2
Front (Question)

arrears

Back (Answer)

(n.) unpaid and overdue debts

#3
Front (Question)

cascade

Back (Answer)

(n.) a steep, narrow waterfall (v.) to flow downward

#4
Front (Question)

cringe

Back (Answer)

(v.) to shrink back in fear

#5
Front (Question)

crotchety

Back (Answer)

(adj.) cranky & ill-tempered

#6
Front (Question)

format

Back (Answer)

(n.) the size, shape, or arrangement of something

#7
Front (Question)

immobile

Back (Answer)

(adj.) not movable or not moving

#8
Front (Question)

impassable

Back (Answer)

(adj.) blocked so that nothing can go through

#9
Front (Question)

innovation

Back (Answer)

(n.) something new or a change

#10
Front (Question)

jovial

Back (Answer)

(adj.) good-humoured and in high spirits

#11
Front (Question)

manacle

Back (Answer)

(n.) a handcuff, anything that chains or confines (v.) to chain or restrain

#12
Front (Question)

martial

Back (Answer)

(adj.) warlike, fond of fighting, relating to war

#13
Front (Question)

minimum

Back (Answer)

(n.) the smallest possible amount (adj.) the lowest possible

#14
Front (Question)

nimble

Back (Answer)

(adj.) quick, skilful, and agile/Careful

#15
Front (Question)

onset

Back (Answer)

(n.) the start of an attack or assault

#16
Front (Question)

partition

Back (Answer)

(n.) something that divides (like a wall) (v.) to divide into parts

#17
Front (Question)

perishable

Back (Answer)

(adj.) likely to spoil or decay

#18
Front (Question)

retrieve

Back (Answer)

(v.) to find and bring back or to make good

#19
Front (Question)

sinister

Back (Answer)

(adj.) appearing evil or dangerous

#20
Front (Question)

taut

Back (Answer)

(adj.) tightly drawn, tense, and neat