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3B-012014
3B-012014 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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animated | (adj.) full of life, lively, alive. (part.) moved to action |
brood | (n.) a family of young animals, especially birds; (v.) to think over in a worried unhappy way. |
culminate | (v.) to reach a high point of development; to end; climax |
downright | (adv.) thoroughly; (adj.) absolute, complete; frank, blunt |
drone | (n.) a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound; a remote-control device; a male bee; (v.) to make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice |
goad | (v.)To drive a person to do something;urge on; (n) something used to drive or urge on |
indulge | (v.) to give in to a wish or desire, give oneself up to |
ingredient | (n.) one of the materials in a mixture, recipe, or formula |
literate | (adj.) able to read and write; showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge or training |
loom | (v.) to come into view; To appear suddenly and often with a large, dim or strange form (n.) a machine for weaving thread or yarn into cloth |
luster | (n.) the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter, brilliance |
miscellaneous | (adj.) made up of many different things or kinds of things that have no necessary connection with each other |
oration | (n.) a public speech for a formal occasion |
peevish | (adj.) cross, complaining, irritable; contrary |
seethe | (v.) to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed |
singe | (v.) to burn slightly; (n.) a burn at the ends or edges |
unique | (adj.) One of a kind; cannot be replaced; unusual |
upright | (adj.) vertical, straight; good, honest; (adv.) in a vertical position |
verify | (v.) truth: To establish as truth, to confirm. |
yearn | (v.) to strongly desire something. To want badly |