dbu vocab

(n) any place or point of entry or beginning

(adj) sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell; acrid

(adj) not hesitant; resolute; steadfast

(n) the characteristic of being indecent, vulgar, or lewd

(v) to leave one country or region to settle in another

(adj) shaped into wavy folds or alternating furrows and rudges

(v) to keep or hold in the mind; to conceal or hide

(v) to quit or leave entirely; abandon; desert

(n) a break in friendly relations; an opening made by splitting

(n) a significant, widespread, and prolonged downturn in economic activity

(adv) in a way that expresses disapproval or blame

(v) to remove lice from; to free of lice

(v) to swallow up; submerge

(n) a long journey made to some sacred place as an act of religious devotion

(n) vastness; enormous extent

(v) to eat into or away; destroy by slow consumption

(adj) able to speak 2 languages with the facility of a native speaker

(n) anticipation of adversity or misfortune; suspicion or fear of future trouble or evil

(adj) a sentimental or wistful yearning for the happiness felt in a former place, time, or situation

(v) to keep away from due to motives of dislike or caution

(n) any important act or event that serves to mark a passage form one stage of life to another

(n) an act of forgiveness for past offenses, especially to a class of persons as a whole

(v) to agitate; to move by shaking or rolling

(adj) plainly seen, heard, perceived; tangible

(n) a mix of sand and cements that is most often used to build brick or block walls

(v) to compel by force, intimidation, or authority, especially without regard for individual desire or will

(n) a state of dreamy meditation or fanciful musing

(v) to be added as a matter of periodic gain or natural growth

(adj) coarse or crude; lacking in refinement of taste, feeling, manners, language, etc

(n) deep longing, especially when accompanied by tenderness or sadness

(adj) stale or foul from inactivity or sluggishness

(n) a sudden feeling or emotional distress or longing

(v) to gather, summon, or rouse

(v) to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquility; appease

(adj) serving to explain or expound

(adj) completely contrary to nature reason, or common sense; absurd

(adj) having a grunt