Ashley Miller-Ch.15-16 vocab
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- ensure
- v. to come next, or follow;to happen as a consequence
- succulent
- adj. juicy;not dry or dull;having fleshy plant tissue that conserves moisture; n. a plant that has such tissues
- facilitate
- v. to make easier or more convenient; to aid or assist in
- steppes
- n. a vast, almost treeless plain in southeastern Europe or Asia
- hors d'oeuvre
- n. a food served either before a meal or with drinks
- expedient
- adj. suitable;advantageous;based on slefinterest
- palatable
- adj. acceptable to the mind; fit to be eaten; pleasant-tasting
- buffet
- n. a piece of dining room furniture with cupboeards and drawers; a meal set out so that people may serve themselves
- lapse
- v. to fall from a higher level to a lower; to pass gradually; to come to an end; n. a slight, temporary error or slip; a fall from a better to a worse condition
- delectable
- adj. very pleasing; delightful; delicious
- quantitative
- adj. capable of being measured or expressed as an amount
- zenith
- n. the highest point of any course or path; the point in the sky directly above an observer
- astute
- adj. showing a clever or shrewd mind; crafty
- recur
- v. to return in thought or speech; to happen or appear again; to occur at intervals
- conductive
- adj. helpful; tending to promote as a result; contributory
- erratic
- adj. irregular; not steady; uncertain
- mosque
- n. a Muslim house of worship
- pastoral
- adj. relating to a simple country way of life; relating to shepherds; rural
- requisite
- n. a necessity; a requirement; adj. absolutly necessary; required by circumstances
- aptitude
- n. a natural ability; the ability to learn