1. Vocabulary Week 4

2. cede (verb)
1. to give control of something to another person or group

3. intercede (verb) 1. to try and help settle an argument
2. to speak to someone to defend or help someone else

4. pilfer (verb) 1. to steal things that are not very valuable
2. to steal a small amount of something

5. exceed (verb)
1. to be greater or more than
2. to go beyond the limit

6. precede (verb)
1. to go before

7. supersede (verb)
1. to take the place of (because old, not useful)

8. proceeds (Noun)
1. total amount of money or profit made

9. secede (verb)
1. to separate from a nation or state and become independent

10. concede (verb) 1. to admit you lost
2. to say you accept the truth/existence of something
3. to give away unwillingly

11. recede (verb)
1. to move back or away
2. to grow less or smaller

12. perceive (verb) 1. to notice or become aware
2. to think of something as being said

13. veins (noun) 1. tubes that carry blood back to the heart
2. thin lines seen on leaf or wing of insect
3. long, narrow opening in rock filled with gold/silver

14. accolade (noun)
1. an award or expression of praise

15. seizure (noun)
1. the act of taking control by force 2. taking something legally 3. (medical) your body moves uncontrolled while you are unconscious

16. sovereign (noun)
1. a king or queen 2. a British gold coin used in the past

17. reigning (noun)
1. a period of time that someone (like a king) is in charge

18. weighty (ADJ)
1. having a lot of weight (physically) 2. very important or serious

19. heirloom (noun)
1. a family object passed down through generations 2. an old type of plant still available for planting

20. unyielding (ADJ)
1. not changing or stopping 2. not flexible or soft

21. either (ADJ)
1. one or the other