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English 3 Exam Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Academia | the interests of a university |
| Consigned | to hand over or deliver formally |
| Vogue | something in fashion |
| Propagate | to reproduce |
| whirr | whir; making sounds |
| Uncanny | mysterious, supercanny |
| Premise | tract of land including building |
| tumult | violent commotion |
| Menacing | threaten to cause evil |
| Admonition | counsel, advice, or caution |
| Oppose | provide resistence |
| Alluring | enticing, seductive |
| Canon | body of ecclesiastical law |
| Courtiels | seeks favor by flattery |
| Combating | to battle |
| Exacerbate | irritate |
| Exemplifies | to show or illustrate |
| Prerequisite | required beforehand |
| Refule | to prove to be in error |
| Allocation | apportionment |
| Salaams | salutation meaning "peace" |
| Choleric | extremely irritable |
| Impious | lacking reverence |
| Anecdotal | pertaining to |
| Clomping | clump |
| Infrastructure | basic underlying framework |
| Stratum | a layer of material |
| Perpetual | everlasting |
| Convulsion | outburst of laughter; commotion |
| Troupe | company, band, group travels about |
| Reiterate | repeat |