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  Unit 5 / Lesson 1
  A BRAND-NEW AMERICAN FAMILY
  VOCABULARY

   
   
   
  gnawed: (verb) bit again and again
   
  register: (verb) to record information officially
   
  federal: (adjective) having to do with the central government
              
  courthouse: (noun) a building in which courts of law are held
   
  vendors: (noun) people who sell things
   
  revolving: (adjective) moving in a circle around a central point or object
   
  anticipation: (noun) a feeling of excitement about something in the future
   
  hints: (noun) slight signs or suggestions
   
  keen: (adjective) sharp or quick in seeing, hearing, or thinking
   
  charge: (verb) to give a task or responsibility to
   
  uphold: (verb) to support or defend
   
  faithfully: (adverb) accurately or exactly