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Reading Vocabulary17

Dev. Reading 2 Vocabulary Words

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to issue as an order Dictate
decayed, deteriorated, or fallen into partial ruin especially through neglect or misuse Dilapidated
to come forth in a flood or gush Spewing
to imply the opposite or a denial of Contradicts
a proclamation having the force of law Edict
marked by brevity of expression or statement free from all elaboration and superfluous detail Concise
to appoint to an office, function, or dignity Constitutes
having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something Flawless
to look over again in order to correct or improve Revise
to see or form a mental image of Visualizes
an unusually large sea wave produced by a seaquake or undersea volcanic eruption. Tsunamis
n often oversimplified or biased mental picture held to characterize the typical individual of a group Stereotype
to fill to excess; overcrowd or overburden; clog Congested
capable of submitting to an action, process, or operation Susceptible
capable of being perceived especially by the sense of touch Tangible
the front of a building; any face of a building given special architectural treatment Facade
exceeding what is necessary or normal;characterized by or containing an excess; specifically using more words than necessary Redundant
a large tomb; especially a usually stone building with places for entombment of the dead above ground Mausoleum
a noisy heated angry dispute; also noisy controversy Altercation
not typical, irregular, unusual Atypical
a lover of books especially for qualities of format; also a book collector Bibliophile
exempt from death, exempt from oblivion, imperishable, connected with or relating to immortality, able or tending to divide indefinitely immortal cell lines produced in culture Immortal
a historical account of events arranged in order of time usually without analysis or interpretation Chronicled
embracing a variety of subjects, fields, or skills; also, turning with ease from one thing to another Versatile
testimonials or certified documents showing that a person is entitled to credit or has a right to exercise official power Credentials
abnormal dread of being in a high place, fear of heights Acrophobia
a place where the bodies of dead persons are kept temporarily pending identification or release for burial or autopsy Morgue
having a refined knowledge of the ways of the world cultivated especially through wide experience Sophisticated
a person doing menial work; specifically a domestic servant or retainer Menial
contemptuously distrustful of human nature and motives, based on or reflecting a belief that human conduct is motivated primarily by self-interest Cynical
Created by: snakeman2424
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