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Vocabulary (501-550)

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Amalgamate to join or mix Even though republicans and democrats are different, they must amalgate to create a unified society
Commiserate to sympathize Everyone tried to commiserate the grieving boy after he was informed that his sister was involved in a car accident.
Ligature used for binding Ligature is used when writing in cursive.
Allay to lessen in intensity She added water to the hot sauce to allay its spiciness.
Ineffable too great to be expressed in words Everyone's reactions to the Sandy Hook elementary shooting were ineffable.
Acquisition act of gaining or acquiring My friend helped me in my acquisition of matching clothes better.
Fetid smelling unpleasant She thought that her perfume smelled fragrant but it actually smelled fetid.
Iridescent showing a play of colors Most people love rainbows due to their iridescent nature.
Primeval from the 1st stage His shoes looked so old that we jokingly called them primeval.
Apathetic It surprised me that he kept the same apathetic facial expression throughout the whole duration of the wedding.
Agglomeration A mass or collection of thing; Since she is a philatelist, she owns an agglomeration of postage stamps.
Sequester to isolate; When I get home from school, I usually either walk to the beach or sequester myself in my room.
Licentious without moral restraint; Most children speak in a licentious manner because they do not think about how their words may affect others.
Allegation an unproven accusation; All accusations are simply allegations until they are proven or denied in court.
Teem to be full of; My puppy teemed with joy when she saw the visitors approaching her.
Temporal limited by time; Snow is temporal to the winter in most states.
Temporize to comply with the time or occasion; I temporized to the wedding by dressing in the appropriate attire and arriving on time.
Tenable able to be held or used; Although the antique clothing is beautiful, it is not tenable since it is very fragile.
Torturous full of twists and turns; She feared that the torturous roller coaster would make her sick.
Trajectory the path described by a curve or surface cutting a family of curves or surfaces at a constant line On the test, I had to draw a line trajectory to the graph.
Transcend to go beyond or rise above in degree or excellence; This quarter I plan to transcend in my academic work.
Transigent impermanent, moving from place to place; Circuses are transigent to different cities varying by week.
Tenet A major belief or recognized principle; Jesus is the tenet of Catholicism.
Improvised made up without preparation; I was supposed to have a speech prepared, but I improvised one instead.
Tenuous very thin or fine; Since she had just sharpened the pencil, her handwriting was tenuous.
Emaciated wasted away from lack of nourishment; Some people do not feed their dogs properly and let them die from becoming emaciated.
Tenure a period of time during which something is held or kept; I have owned my Chromebook for a tenure of about 1 week.
Stringent strict, precise, and exacting; People who have OCD tend to be very stringent in the manner they like for things to be done.
Stupor a state of unawareness; She is in stupor that her boyfriend is about to propose to her.
Subservient acting as a servant to; Since he is subservient to her, he must do whatever he asks of him.
Impasse a condition or situation that stops progress; Her binge eating disorder is the impasse to her weight loss.
Impeccable free from fault; Everyone thought that she would be convicted of the crime, but she was actually proved to be impeccable.
impecunious having little or no money; Since they are impecunious, they cannot afford to buy lunch everyday.
Terminate to cause or bring an end; They are having their rodent problem terminated this week since they are having their house exterminated.
Terrestrial of, on, or related to the earth; All creatures living on Earth are terrestrial.
Translucent allowing light to pass through; I do not enjoy my new translucent curtains because I enjoy sleeping in on the weekends.
Travesty a distorted representation of something; His drawing was a travesty of how she actually looks.
Terse concise, to the point; My teacher didn't want a long essay. She only wanted it to be terse.
Tether a rope or chain that is tied to restrict movement;I do not think that it is just for dog owners to connect their pets to a tether.
Therapeutic having a good effect on the body or mind; Since I was stressed, I listened to therapeutic music to calm me down.
Pewter dull, silver colored metal; Her grandmother's old wedding ring was pewter from being worn everyday over many years.
Titanic enormous; Titanic homes can cost millions of dollars.
Titular having a title but no authority; Security guards are titular since they cannot arrest people. They can only force someone to move out of an area.
Treatise written work on a subject; In English class we had to write a treatise on the passage.
Subsidiary dependent upon; All life is subsidiary on producers such as trees.
Substantiate to verify; She counted the amount of students in the bus twice to substantiate that no student was left behind at the school.
Impunity exception from punishment or harm; While in battle, army members have impunity to inflicting injuries upon others.
Stint to limit; Most parents stint the amount of sugar they allow for their toddlers to consume.
Stipple An arrangement of dots; Children enjoy drawing lines between stipples in the game of "connect the dots".
Strident loud and harsh; Some teachers are placid while others are strident.
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