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E21 Vocab Words
words for e21 vocab
Question | Answer | Sentence |
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a natural body or object that goes around another | satellite | The moon is a natural satellite. |
to pull or draw something out of something else | extract | I extracted the information about the Civil War from the textbook. |
to express, show, in a matter of a painting, feeling, etc. | represent | In this painting the cat represents evil and the bird, good. |
trembling or quivering movement; tremor | trepidation | The trepidation of the scared little boy was massive when he saw his parents burn in a fire. |
To follow someone or something for a very specific purpose, usually hostile, like bringing legal action. | pursue | Jimmy broke his arm at work, so he pursued legal action against his company. |
The act of treating someone with violence, dishonor, or outrage. | violation | The man was fined for a violation of his restraining order. |
punishing, exhausting, torturous, | grueling | The work given to the prisoners was grueling, being harsh and torturous. |
to see things mentally, especially future events | envision | The fortune teller could envision the person’s future, and tell him what would happen. |
“in my view”, recommend, suggestions | advise | I advise you to be safe on Halloween. |
inclined to a talent. | aptitude | The boy had a special aptitude for opera singing. |
to enlist new members (usually in the armed forces) again | recruit | The general helped to recruit three new soldiers. |
to face something to the east or in any specific direction | orientation | We went to the high school orientations to see which high schools we wanted rise into. |
a half-year term in a school or college, typically lasting fifteen to eighteen weeks, midterm break | semester | This semester in college was long as I continued to keep my grades up. |