Unit 12 "A Message for Norrod"

presentable

(adj.) fit to be seen or inspected S: suitable, proper, respectable, passable A: shabby, improper, unfit, unacceptable

flimsy

(adj.) not strong or solid; poorly made; not convincing S: thin, light, week, rickety,feeble;shabby, shoddy A: strong, sturdy,sound; convincing

neutral

(adj.) not taking any side in a disagreement or war; in-between, lacking distinction; not in gear S: uninvolved, uncommited, impartial, open-minded, indefinent, vague A: involved, commited, opinionated, heated; bold

pitiless

(adj.) showing no sorrow or regret for another's suffering or troubles S: cold, merciless, heartless, unsparing, cruel A: kindhearted, merciful, sympethetic

appliance

(n.) a machine or tool used to do a household job S: a device, utensil, contraption,gadget

gauge

(n.) a standard measure used to tell size, thickness, and so on; an instrument used to measure (v.) to measure; to estimate S: (n.)a scale,rule, yardstick; (v.) to judge, asess, to guess

shred

(n.) a thin strip; a tiny piece or amount (v.) to rip up; to cut or tear into thin strips or small pieces S: a scrap, tatter, rip, fragment A:a whole (v.) to fix, mend, repair

migrant

(n.) an animal or person that moves from one region to another as the seasons change; a farmworker who moves seasonally to pick different crops S: a traveler, nomad, drifter

abuse

(n.) improper, wrong, or cruel treatment; insulting language (v.) to put to bad use; to hurt or damage by treating badly S: misuse, mistreatment;(v.)to harm, injure; to insult A: care, support; (v.) to cherish, honer, praise

confirm

(v.) to agree or prove that something is true; to make sure, remove any doubt S: to verify, support, assure; to check A: to deny, disaprove, cancel

daze

(v.) to stun or confuse (n.) a state of confusion S: (v.) To numb, shock, astound, battle, bewilder; (n.) a trance, stupor

rotate

(v.) to turn around a central point; to alternate S: to circle, twirl, spin; to change, switch