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Amy Tan (MR)

Vocabulary Words

TermDefinition
evoke call up, summon
sympathy expression of compassion
anxious uneasiness because of fear
diagnosis the process of identifying a condition by medical examination
regrettable unfortunate
sociologists a person who studies society
linguist a person who studies language
insular narrow viewpoint
moderately not extreme
wittily clever expression
quandary confusion
nascent beginning to develop
essence the real nature of something
percentile a method used to determine how one test takers score compares to that of another
bland without taste or seasoning
semantic coming from the different meanings of words
associative showing a form of relationship
sociological related to the study of society
benign harmless
impeccable perfect
portfolio the investments held by one person
guise outward appearance
empirical drawing on experience or observation
wince to shrink back from pain
observation to watch or notice
vivid bright, colorful
converses speaks with
belies misrepresents
transcribed to change the form of something verbalized in to written form
intimacy closeness
wrought shaped be beating
intersection crossing point
keenly sharply, strongly
Created by: mryles
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