Unit 8 vocabulary

Cringe

• not movable, not moving

• the size, shape, or arrangement of something

• to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness

• quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

Crotchety

• cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

• to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness

• to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

• the beginning, start of something, an attack

Format

• the size, shape, or arrangement of something

• tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order

• appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

• quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

Immobile

• the beginning, start of something, an attack

• appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

• not movable, not moving

• blocked so that nothing can go through

Impassable

• cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

• the beginning, start of something, an attack

• to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

• blocked so that nothing can go through

Nimble

• the size, shape, or arrangement of something

• quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

• to shrink back or hide in fear or submissiveness

• to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

Onset

• cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

• appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

• quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

• the beginning, start of something, an attack

Retrieve

• the size, shape, or arrangement of something

• to find and bring back, get back; to put right, make good

• not movable, not moving

• tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order

Sinister

• quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever

• tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order

• appearing evil or dangerous; threatening evil or harm

• cranky, ill-tempered; full of odd whims

Taut

• tightly drawn, tense; neat, in good order

• the beginning, start of something, an attack

• not movable, not moving

• quick and skillful in movement, agile; clever