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Central Ideas 6-10
Honors English 10
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| alias (n) | assumed name |
| alias (adv) | otherwise called;otherwise known as |
| clandestine (adj) | carried on in secrecy and concealment;secret;covert;underhand;undercover |
| enigma (n) | puzzling statement;riddle;mystery;puzzling problem or person |
| enigmatic (adj) | mysterious;puzzling;obscure |
| latent (adj) | present but not showing itself;hidden but capable of being brought to light;dormant;potential |
| lurk (v) | 1.be hidden;lie in ambush 2.move stealthily;sneak;slink |
| seclude (v) | shut up apart from others;confine in a place hard to reach;hide;cloister;sequester |
| stealthy (adj) | secret in action or character; catlike; sly; furtive |
| avowal (n) | open acknowledgment; frank declaration; admission; confession |
| divulge (v) | make public; disclose; reveal; tell |
| elicit (v) | draw forth; bring out; evoke; extract |
| enlighten (v) | shed the light of the truth and knowledge upon; free from ignorance; inform; instruct |
| manifest (v) | show; reveal; display; evidence |
| manifest (adj) | plain; clear; evident; not obsecure; obvious |
| overt (adj) | open to view; not covert or hidden; public; manifest |
| accede (v) | (usually followed by to) agree; assent; consent; acquiesce |
| accord (n) | agreement; harmony |
| compact (n) | agreement; understanding; accord; covenant |
| compatible (adj) | able to exist together harmoniously; in harmony; agreeable; congenial |
| compromise (n) | settlement reached by a partial yielding on both sides |
| conform (v) | be in agreement or harmony with; act in accordance with accepted standards or customs; comply; obey |
| consistent (adj) | keeping to the same principles throughout; showing no contradiction; in accord; compatible; consonant |
| correspond (v) | be in harmony; match; fit; agree; be similar |
| dovetail (v) | to fit together with, so as to form a harmonious whole; interlock with |
| reconcile (v) | cause to be friendly again; bring back to harmony |
| relent (v) | become less harsh, severe, or strict; soften in temper; yield |
| altercation (n) | noisy, angry dispute; quarrel, wrangle |
| antagonize (v) | make an enemy of; arouse the hostility of |
| cleavage (n) | split; division; schism; chasm |
| discord (n) | disagreement; dissension; strife |
| discrepancy (n) | difference; disagreement; variation; inconsistency |
| dissent (v) | differ in opinion; disagree; object |
| embroil (v) | draw into a conflict |
| estrange (v) | turn (someone) from affection to dislike or enmity; make unfriendly; separate; alienate |
| friction (n) | conflict of ideas between persons or parties of opposing views; disagreement |
| irreconcilable (adj) | unable to be brought into friendly accord or understanding; hostile beyond the possibility of reconciliation; not reconcilable; incompatible |
| litigation (n) | lawsuit; act or process of carrying on a lawsuit |
| at variance | in disagreement; at odds |
| wrangle (v) | quarrel noisily; dispute angrily; brawl; bicker |
| condiment (n) | something (such as pepper or spices) added to or served with food to enhance its flavor; seasoning |
| devour (v) | eat up greedily; feast upon like an animal or a glutton; dispatch |
| edible (adj) | fit for human consumption; eatable; comestible; nonpoisonous |
| glutton (n) | greedy eater; person in the habit of eating too much 2. person with a great capacity for enduring or doing something |
| luscious (adj) | delicious; juicy and sweet; delectable |
| palatable (adj) | agreeable to the taste; pleasing; savory |
| slake (v) | (with reference to thirst) bring to an end through refreshing drink; satisfy; quench |
| succulent (adj) | full of juice; juicy |
| voracious (adj) | having a huge appetite; greedy in eating; gluttonous; ravenous |
| apprise (v) | inform; notify; advise |
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