vocabulary lesson 2

ABRASION
- n. 1. A wearing away or rubbing away by friction.
- 2. A scrape or worn area.
CLAD

adj. Clothed or covered.
CORROBORATE

v. To provide evidence to make more certain; to confirm.
CURSORY

adj. Done in a hurry and with little attention to detail.
DEHYDRATE
- v. 1.To remove the water from.
- 2. To become dry; to lose water.
DERIVE
- v. 1. To take or receive from a source.
- 2. To obtain through reasoning.
ELECTRIFY
- v. 1. To wire or equip with electric power.
- 2. To thrill or shock.
ENDEAVOR
- v. To attempt earnestly.
- n. A serious earnest effort toward a goal.
GINGERLY
- adj. Cautious; very careful.
- adv. With extreme care or concern.
GRIMACE
- v. To make a face expressing feeling of pain, disgust, or contempt.
- n. A facial expression that seems to express pain, contempt, or disgust.
INVENTORY
- n. 1. A list of possessions or goods on hand.
- 2. The stock of goods on hand.
v. To make a list of.
GRUESOME

adj. Causing shock or horror.
SIMULATE
- v. 1. To take on the qualities of another; to imitate.
- 2. To pretend
SUCCUMB
- v. 1. To give up or give in to; to yield.
- 2. To cease to exist; to die.
SURMISE
- v. To suppose something without sufficient evidence.
- n. A guess.

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