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BHS 4A 1-8
Units 1-8 Vocabulary for 4A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| absolve | to declare free from guilt or blame. |
| antipathy | a strong dislike; an aversion. |
| antipodes | any two places at directly opposite points on earth; two opposite things. |
| indigent | poor; needy. |
| infringe | to violate or disregard a law or agreement. |
| nettle | irritate; to sting with; a stinging plant. |
| ostensible | apparent; seeming; outwardly professed. |
| retroactive | applying to events that are past. |
| specious | seemingly desirable but not really so. |
| subjugate | to subdue; to conquer. |
| jun/junc | join. |
| ab | away; from. |
| frac/frag | to break. |
| solv/solu | to loosen; to release. |
| visum | to see. |
| specto | sight; appear. |
| ad | near; towards. |
| sono | sound. |
| adroit | skillful in a mental or physical kind of way. |
| bellicose | warlike. |
| nemesis | avenger. |
| prosaic | ordinary. |
| nebulous | not clearly defined. |
| mesmerize | hypnotize. |
| erudite | scholarly. |
| guile | cunning. |
| amorphous | shapeless. |
| purloin | steal. |