Power Plus for English Midterm

v. to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit

n. a showy or false display of courage

v. to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize

v. to prevent from doing or happening

n. an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term

n. 1. a young bird just ready to fly

2. an inexperienced person

adj. young and inexperienced

adj. 1. extravagant and abundant

2. excessively generous

v. to give generously and extravagantly

n. a collection of animals on display

adj. of or dealing with magic or the supernatural

adj. of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary

n. a great opportunity or amount; an abundance

n. a person who lives a secluded, solitary life

adj. nervously excitable

adj. actual; real; capable or being perceived by the senses

v. to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion

n. an alternation or correction

n. an organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles

n. the power to see things that are invisible to the senses

adj. intended to instruct or guide

adj. impressive and magnificent; beyond ordinary

n. a long, narrative poem detailing the deeds of a hero

adj. 1. stern and blunt in manner

2. harsh-sounding; hoarse

adj. difficult or impossible to understand

v. 1. to move slowly and unsteadily

2. to move suddenly

adj. of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight

adj. 1. acceptable to the taste

2. acceptable to the mind

v. to tremble rapidly

n. 1. a shaky of trembling motion

2. a case for holding arrows

adj. left over, as after the end of a process

adj. seemingly indifferent to pain, grieg, or pleasure

n. a long angry speech

adj. 1. eager to eat; greedily hungry

2. having an insatiable appetite for a thing or activity