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TIA Vocab Semester 1
TIA Vocab Standard 4/5
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| catalyst | a person, thing or agent that speeds up or stimulates a result, reaction, or change. |
| catholic | universal; wide-ranging |
| cavort | to leap about in a sprightly manner; romp |
| chafe | to irritate as if by friction or rubbing |
| charisma | a great appeal or attraction for others; personal magnestism |
| chauvinist | one who has a fanatical devotion to a country, sex, or religion |
| chicanery | trickery; the use of clever but tricky talk to deceive or evade |
| choleric | easily angered |
| dally | to waste time; dawdle |
| dastardly | mean and cowardly |
| adjunct | a subordinate; an assistant |
| admonish | to warn; to caution |
| advocate | to recommend; to speak in favor of |
| affiliate | an associate; partner |
| affliction | anything causing great suffering |
| aghast | feeling great dismay or horror |
| alacrity | liveliness, willingness, eagerness |
| alienate | to make others unfriendly toward you |
| allude | to hint at, to refer to indirectly |
| aloof | reserved, distant |
| amalgamate | to combine |
| ambidextrous | equally skillful with either hand |
| anachronism | something or someone out of its proper time |
| animate | to give life or motion to |
| anthromorphic | attributing human characteristics or qualities to objects, animals, or gods |
| antiquated | no longer used or useful, very old |
| aphorism | a concise statement of a truth or principle |
| aplomb | self-confidence |
| bandy | to give and take quickly in conversation; to toss back and forth |
| bane | the cause of ruin, harm, or distress, death |
| beget | to produce; to be the parent of |
| begrudge | to resent another's success; to give with reluctance |
| belated | delayed |
| beleaguer | to besiege by encircling (as with an army); to harass |
| benediction | a blessing |
| beneficiary | one who receives benefits |
| berate | to scold or rebuke severely and at length |
| berserk | in a state of violent or destructive rage |
| bias | a prejudiced view (either for or against)that inhibits impartial judgment |
| bibliophile | a lover of books |
| bilk | to cheat or swindle; to thwart or frustrate |
| blatant | offensively noisy; obvious, too conspicuous |
| blight | anything that destroys, prevents growth, or causes devaluation |
| cache | a hiding place; or things hidden, usually valuables |
| cadaverous | of or like a corpse; pale, gaunt, thin |
| calumny | a false and malicious accusation |
| careen | to lean sideways; to lurch from side to side while in motion |
| caricature | an exaggerated portrayal of one's features |
| carnage | a bloody and extensive slaughter |
| carp | to complain or to find fault in a petty or nagging way |
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texcgrimes
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