Unit 15 Vocabulary

2. take over the place, position, or role of (someone or something).
4. careful not to cause inconvenience or hurt to others.
6. difficult to find, catch, or achieve.
7. similar in every detail; exactly alike.
9. active, fast, or energetic motion. Also a sense of cold.
12. lacking in movement, action, or change, especially in a way viewed as undesirable or uninteresting.
14. a form of energy resulting from the existence of charged particles (such as electrons or protons), either statically as an accumulation of charge or dynamically as a current.
15. the state of being held in low esteem by the public; disrepute.
16. the process of voting in an election.
17. not in accordance with accepted rules or standards, especially of morality or honesty.
19. make (someone) feel ashamed and foolish by injuring their dignity and self-respect, especially publicly.

1. working or produced by machines or machinery.
3. movement back and forth or up and down at a regular speed.
5. a loss of power, prosperity, or status.
8. protect (something, especially an environmentally or culturally important place or thing) from harm or destruction.
10. gently calm (a person or their feelings).
11. roughly calculate or judge the value, number, quantity, or extent of.
13. to protect or care for someone lovingly
18. relating to or resulting from motion.
20. the area near or surrounding a particular place.