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Vocab 3
From the Middle Ages to Renaissance 3
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Undergraduate 1
12/31/2012

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urban (adj)
Definition
relating to towns and cities
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gloomy (adj)
Definition
1 partially or totally dark
2 making you feel sad; depressing
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fountain (cn)
Definition
a structure, often decorative, from which water rises and flows
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stink (vi/cn)
Definition
1 (vi) to have a strong and very unpleasant smell
2 (cn)a very bad smell
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twist (vi/vt)
Definition
to bend or turn sth. such as wire, hair, or cloth, into a particular shape
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pedestrian (cn)
Definition
sb. who is walking along a street or other place used by cars
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masterpiece (cn)
Definition
a work of art, a piece of writing or music, that is of very high quality or that is the best that a particular artist, writer or musician has produced
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prosperous (adj)
Definition
rich and successful
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swell (vi)
Definition
to become larger and rounder than normal--used especially about parts of the body
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poisonous (adj)
Definition
containing poison or producing poison
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afford (vt)
Definition
1 to have enough money to buy or pay for sth.
2 if you cannot afford to do sth., you must not do it because it could cause problems for you
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isolate (vt)
Definition
to separate one person, group, or thing from other people or things
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constant (adj)
Definition
happening regularly or all the time
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damage (un)
Definition
physical harm that is done to sth. or to a part of sb.'s body, so that it is broken or injured
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cancel (vt)
Definition
to say that an evert that was planned will not happen
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occur (vi)
Definition
to happen
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lay off (vt)
Definition
an occasion when an employer ends a worker's employment for a temporary period of time because there is not enough work
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conference (cn)
Definition
a large formal meeting where a lot of people discuss important matters such as business, politics, etc.
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reschedule (vt)
Definition
to arrange for sth. to happen at a different time from the one that was previously planned
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precaution (cn)
Definition
sth. you do in order to prevent sth. dangerous or unpleasant from happening.
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