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Gulliver's Travels
90 Words for Mr. Pavlat's AP English 12 Class
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| acquaintance | A person known, but not a close friend |
| adamant | Unyielding; inflexible; resolved |
| admiral | The highest rank of naval officer |
| agility | A combination of balance, coordination, speed, and reflexes |
| ambassador | A diplomat representing one country while living in another |
| apprehend | To understand or perceive |
| apt | Appropriate for the circumstance; also, quick to learn |
| breed | A stock or strain within a species, as of farm animals; also, to produce offspring |
| Brobdingnagian | Gigantic |
| bulk | Size, mass, or volume; a large portion of matter |
| censure | Strong or vehement expression of disapproval |
| civil | Of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens; also, respectful |
| compliant | Obedient; submissive |
| computation | Calculation |
| conceive | To imagine; to believe |
| conception | An idea; a concept |
| conjecture | A theory without proof; a speculation |
| consequence | The result of something occurring earlier; also, importance |
| contempt | Disdain; scorn; strong disapproval mixed with disgust |
| contrary | Opposite; also, the opposite; opposite effect; other point of view or opinion |
| contrive | To plan; to invent; to scheme |
| convey | To carry or transport; also, to impart or make known |
| countenance | The face or facial expression |
| dexterity | Agility; skill in using the hands or body |
| diminutive | Small; little; tiny |
| discharge | To fire or shoot (a projectile, esp. a weapon) |
| disposition | One’s natural mental & emotional outlook or mood |
| distinction | Special regard or favoritism |
| diversion | Recreation; amusement; a pastime |
| domestic | Of or pertaining to the home or family; also, a hired household servant |
| dominion | Authority; territory under rulership |
| endeavor | To strive; to try; also, a strenuous effort |
| entreat | To request earnestly; to beg |
| expedient | Suitable quickly for a purpose; advantageous, even if unfair; also, a means to an end; a resource in an urgent situation |
| falsehood | A lie; also, an untrue belief |
| favor | The state of being approved; preferential treatment; goodwill |
| fleet | A large, tactical unit of naval warships |
| folly | Absurdity; foolishness |
| forbear | To hold back; to refrain or abstain from doing something |
| former | The first of two things mentioned; also, preceding; past; prior |
| humble | courteously respectful; also, modest |
| illustrious | Highly distinguished; famous |
| infallibly | Reliably; without fail; in a way exempt from error |
| latter | The second of two things mentioned |
| league | About three miles |
| lenity | The quality of being mild or gentle |
| Lilliputian | Extremely small |
| malice | The desire to inflict injury; evil intent |
| manifest | Obvious; evident; also, to show plainly; to make (something) obvious |
| mark | A badge, brand, or visible sign, esp. of something unseen |
| melancholy | A gloomy state of mind; also, mournful; depressed |
| merit | To be worthy of; to deserve; also, excellence; worth |
| metropolis | Any large, busy city |
| midst | The position surrounded by other things or parts |
| mirth | Laughter; amusement |
| misfortune | Bad luck; an accident |
| nice | Indicating very small differences; precisely accurate |
| oblige | To require; to constrain; to necessitate |
| odious | Deserving hatred; disgusting; detestable |
| posterity | Future generations; all of one’s descendants |
| presume | To take for granted; to assume |
| prodigious | Extraordinary; tremendous |
| prospect | The expectation for the future; also, the view of a scene |
| provisions | A supply of something needed, esp. food |
| prudent | Wise; careful |
| purse | A small pouch for carrying money |
| rational | Sensible; exercising sound judgment |
| resolution | A decision; also, firmness of purpose |
| sorrel | Light reddish-brown; also, a horse of this color |
| thence | From that place; also, from that time |
| thither | Toward a certain place |
| tincture | An alcohol-water solution containing either medicine or dye |
| tolerable | Able to be endured; not bad; so-so |
| valor | Bravery |
| vast | Immense; enormous; very great in number or degree |
| venture | A risky undertaking; a hazardous entrepreneurship or voyage |
| vessel | A ship |
| vice | An immoral practice or habit |
| victuals | Food for humans |
| virtue | Moral excellence; ethical principles; goodness; righteousness |
| vulgar | Ignorant; lacking good taste; unrefined; common; ordinary |
| weary | Exhausted; fatigued |
| whence | From which |
| whereby | By which |
| wherein | In which |
| whereof | Of which |
| whereupon | Upon which; after which |
| wherewith | With which |
| whither | Toward whatever place |
| yahoo | A brute; a rude person; a crude, uncivilized lout |
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eric.pavlat
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