Vocabulary Unit 3

Descry

to see (something unclear or distant) by

looking carefully

Elicit

to draw or bring out

Threshold

the entrance to a house or

building

Precipitate

plunge violently or abruptly

Lethargic

drowsy; sluggish

Anatomic

Relating to the physical structure

of a plant or animal

Dominion

Power of governing and controllingGeorge III

the condition of being unknown

Sagacity

soundness of judgment

Enlightened

sense of spiritual or religious truth

Studiousserious, thoughtful, and hard-working

character

Magnanimous

generous in forgiving an insult or injury

Resounding

to ring or be echoed

Jackal

a person who does menial tasks for another

Maniacal

Characteristic of a raving or violently

insane person