Unit 13 Vocabulary

(n.) someone who is set against another, as in a contest, game, argument, or fight

(v.) to say clearly or make easier to understand

(n.) a hole in the ground where something is buried

(adj.) main; playful, mischievous

(v.) to permit or allow; to admit that something is true

(adj.) very important and requiring much attention; serious

(v.) to state strongly; to make a formal or an official statement

(adj.) supported by facts or evidence; true

(n.) a curved structure that serves as an opening and as a support

(adj.) not thinking too highly of oneself, not boastful; proper in dress, speech, and behavior; not extreme or large

(v.) to long for

(adj.) being the real thing; worthy of belief, true

(n.) something that is given