1. Unit I Vocabulary

2. Barren
1) adj - not producing or incapable of producing offspring; sterile: a barren woman.
2. adj - unproductive; unfruitful: barren land.
Synonym: childless/Antonym: fertile
Character:
Noun - one such feature or trait; characteristic.
Adj. - representing a personality type, esp. by emphasizing distinctive traits, as language, mannerisms, physical makeup, etc.
Synonym: personality/
Compost:
Noun - a mixture of various decaying organic substances, as dead leaves or manure, used for fertilizing soil
Illuminate
Verb: to supply or brighten with light; light up.
Synonym: clarity
Meddle
Verb - to involve oneself in a matter without right or invitation; interfere officiously and unwantedly:!
Synonym: infringe

3. Narcissist
Noun - inordinate fascination with oneself; excessive self-love; vanity.
Synonym: smugness
Odious
Adj. - deserving or causing hatred; hateful; detestable.
Synonym: loathsome, antonym: attractive
Proceed
Verb - to move or go forward or onward, esp. after stopping.
Synonym: continue, antonym: recede
Resist
Verb - to withstand, strive against, or oppose: to resist infection; to resist temptation.
Synonym: confront, antonym cooperate
Venture
Noun - an undertaking involving uncertainty as to the outcome, esp. a risky or dangerous one: a mountain-climbing venture
Verb- to expose to hazard; risk: to venture one's fortune; to venture one's life.
Synonym: speculation