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Eng 10 Midterm Voc
English 10 Midterm Voc Wren
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the time between events | interlude |
| strong and healthy | robust |
| a twisting of the face | grimace |
| the best qualities of a human | humane |
| lack of emotion | apathy |
| to keep apart from something | quarantine |
| a disease of the intestine | dysentery |
| to lie down flat | prostate |
| an allotment of food | rations |
| to be saved from something | reprieve |
| flirtatiously | coquettishly |
| elaborately decorated | ornate |
| traditions and beliefs handed down from preceding generations | heritage |
| astonished | dumbfounded |
| shrill, harsh | strident |
| overflowing with emotions | exuberant |
| to imitate in a comic way | to burlesque |
| adjustment to a new environment | orientation |
| playful or flippant humor | facetiousness |
| ridiculous | ludicrous |
| deep, violet blue | indigo |
| to speed up, to go faster | accelerating |
| to throw overboard, to throw away | jettison |
| shock to the brain resulting from a fall or blow | concussion |
| the part of the parachute that opens to catch the air | canopy |
| soft, thick muddy mixture | sludge |
| movable, front part of a helmet that covers that face | visor |
| having to do with the effect of air or gases on the motion of flying bodies | aerodynamic |
| having to do with liquid in motion | hydraulic |
| a shrub common in the southwest US | mesquite |