Unit 12 Vocabulary

I mean a stiff, short hair or fiber.

• bristle

• discard

• grasp

I mean to get rid of or throw away.

• marine

• discard

• grasp

I mean to take hold with the arms or hands; to take eagerly; to understand.

• circular

• marine

• grasp

I am related to or of the sea, sailing, or shipping; related to the seagoing branch of the armed forces.

• marine

• circular

• extreme

I mean forming, moving, or being like a circle, round; indirect.

• extreme

• circular

• inspire

I mean to the highest or greatest degree; exaggerated; farthest possible.

• quake

• inspire

• extreme

I mean to guide, excite, uplift, or encourage; to bring about or cause.

• inspire

• quake

• coarse

I mean to shake or move back and forth; to tremble.

• coarse

• quake

• focus

I am low, common, or of poor quality; made of comparatively large parts; rough to the touch; using bad manners or rude language.

• magnify

• focus

• coarse

I mean to increase in importance, exaggerate, to make bigger.

• focus

• magnify

• troublesome