TEST - 8 - Vocabulary 13

aloof (adj)

• uninterested or distant

• enthusiastic and eager

• necessary, required, critical

• calming or soothing

avid (adj)

• enthusiastic and eager

• necessary, required, critical

• calming or soothing

• awkward, clumsy

commemorate (verb)

• to honor the memory of

• to use authority to take possession of private property

• to stop doing something

• to establish or begin

confiscate (verb)

• to use authority to take possession of private property

• to stop doing something

• to establish or begin

• to honor the memory of

decree (noun)

• an authoritative order or decision

• a natural talent or ability; style

• a child with an extraordinary talent or ability

• loud, prolonged applause

desist (verb)

• to stop doing something

• to advance beyond usual limits

• to establish or begin

• to honor the memory of

encroach (verb)

• to advance beyond usual limits

• to stop doing something

• to use authority to take possession of private property

• to honor the memory of

flair (noun)

• a natural talent or ability; style

• an authoritative order or decision

• loud, prolonged applause

• a child with an extraordinary talent or ability

hindrance (noun)

• something that holds you back

• loud, prolonged applause

• a child with an extraordinary talent or ability

• a natural talent or ability; style

imperative (adj)

• necessary, required, critical

• calming or soothing

• awkward, clumsy

• enthusiastic and eager