This document defines 50 words by providing short descriptions of their meanings: acquire means to obtain an object; aflame means on fire; alliance means a union formed for mutual benefit.
This document defines 50 words by providing short descriptions of their meanings: acquire means to obtain an object; aflame means on fire; alliance means a union formed for mutual benefit.
This document defines 50 words by providing short descriptions of their meanings: acquire means to obtain an object; aflame means on fire; alliance means a union formed for mutual benefit.
This document defines 50 words by providing short descriptions of their meanings: acquire means to obtain an object; aflame means on fire; alliance means a union formed for mutual benefit.
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Acquire = obtain an object
2. Aflame = on fire 3. Alliance = a union formed for mutual benefit 4. Ashen = a colour resembling ashes 5. Assertive = having a confident personality 6. Bilious = unpleasant 7. Bring around = to make someone become conscious 8. Devilment = devilish behaviour 9. Distinct = different 10. Fall through= if things do not go as planned 11. Fierce = having a savage and violent nature 12. Floodlike = like an overflowing river 13. Glance = a brief look 14. Grandly = importantly 15. Grim = very serious 16. Gullible = easily persuaded to believe something 17. Haze = a slight obscuration of the lower atmosphere 18. Idle = useless, without value 19. Labourer = a person doing unskilled manual work for wages 20. Lead the charge = to make a strong effort to do something 21. Leap = move quickly and suddenly 22. Long-winded = a speech with too many words 23. Luminous = bright 24. Lurch = make an unsteady, uncontrolled movement 25. Mingle = to mix 26. Ministering = attend to the needs of someone 27. Mist = water vapour 28. Onward = forward / ahead 29. Perceive = come to realise 30. Persuasion = the action of persuading someone to do or believe something 31. Petulant = rude 32. Rapid = happening in a short time 33. Regiment = a large group of soldiers 34. Repel = repulse, resist 35. Revolt = rebel 36. Saloon = pub 37. Seize = take hold of suddenly and forcibly 38. Startle = to frighten or surprise suddenly 39. Sufficient = enough 40. Swollen = increased in size/enlarged 41. Tattered = wearing clothes that are thorn and full of holes 42. Timid = showing lack of courage 43. Unceasing = not stopping 44. Vain = useless 45. Valour = great courage in the face of danger 46. Vastness = a great size 47. Whereabouts = the place where someone or something is 48. Whip = to move in a quick manner 49. Wrapped in = absorbed in 50. Wriggle = to move your body with small, quick movements