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GJHS English 7.5 Voc
GJHS 7.5 Vocabulary
Term | Definition |
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Anecdote | a short account of an incident in someone's life |
Consolidate | to combine, unite; to make solid or firm |
Counterfeit | an imitation designed to deceive; not genuine, fake |
Docile | easily taught, led, or managed; obedient |
Dominate | to rule over by strength or power, control; to tower over |
Entreat | to beg implore, ask earnestly |
Fallible | capable of being wrong, mistaken or inaccurate |
Fickle | liable to change very rapidly, erratic, marked by a lack of constancy or steadiness, inconsistent |
Fugitive | one who flees or runs away, fleeting, lasting a very short time, wandering, difficult to grasp |
Grimy | very dirty, covered with dirt or soot |
Iota | a very small part or quantity |
Maul | to beat or knock about, handle roughly, to mangle; a heavy hammer |
Potential | possible, able to happen, something that can develop or become a reality |
Radiant | shining, bright, giving forth light or energy |
Rural | relating to farm areas and life in the country |
Substantial | large, important, major, significant, prosperous, not imaginary, material |
Tactful | skilled in handling difficult situations or people, polite |
Tamper | to interfere with, to meddle rashly, or foolishly with, to handle in a secret or improper way |
Ultimate | last, final, most important, or extreme, eventual, basic, fundamental |
Uncertainty | doubt, the state of being unsure |