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Vocab SG
Intensive reading study guide for the final exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| enlist | to convince someone to help |
| inquisitive | curious |
| ensuing | following later |
| perfection | without fault |
| motivated | to be determined |
| resolve | determination |
| essence | most important quality |
| banish | to send away |
| traditional | according to custom |
| skinny | boney |
| dense | thick |
| discerning | making good judgements |
| transform | to change into something else |
| endure | to survive |
| perish | to die |
| emancipation | the act of freeing |
| integrity | honesty |
| tremulous | timid |
| competent | able |
| illustrate | to demonstrate or exemplify |
| emulate | to copy the action of |
| precision | accuracy |
| vary | change |
| emphasis | importance or prominence |
| subtle | nice, quiet, or delicate |
| enhance | to improve or embellish |
| visualize | to make a picture of in the mind |
| sequence | series or order |
| abbrevated | shortened |
| articulate | clearly or coherently spoken |
| thesis | belief; assumption to be tested |
| obligation | responsibility |
| surpass | to outdo something or someone |
| ambience | environment |
| humiliation | embarrassment |
| intimidating | frightening or threatening |
| stimulating | exciting or provoking |
| topic | subject matter |
| countenance | appearance, usually of the face |
| disrespectful | not respectful or nice |
| enumerate | to list or count |
| accentuate | to focus attention on |