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March 21 ELA vocab
| term | definition |
|---|---|
| arroyo | a dry gully or stream bed |
| ascertaining | finding out definitely |
| aspiration | a desire to achieve something or the object of such desire |
| attain | to accomplish; to arrive at |
| attribute | a quality or characteristic of a person or thing |
| austere | without ornament; very simple |
| amicable | friendly |
| animosity | ill will or resentment, active strong dislike or hostility |
| anteroom | a small room serving as a waiting area or an entrance to a larger, main room |
| aristocracy | a type of government in which a minority of upper-class individuals rule |
| arrogant | full of self-importance, haughty |
| arrogance | overbearing pride |
| agenda | an outline of tasks to be accomplished |
| aggreived | disturbed; upset |
| aglow | glowing |
| albeit | although, even if |
| alleviate | to make easier to bear |
| amenable | responsive; able to be controlled |
| abashed | self-conscious; embarrassed or ashamed |
| absolve | to free from blame |
| accord | agreement; conformity |
| admonish | to warn, as against a specific action |
| advocate | to publicly support |
| affirmation | positive agreement or judgment |
| gender | The ____ of a noun may be masculine, feminine, or neither. |
| hyphen | is a punctuation mark that's used in compound words |
| infinite | is a verb form that is usually preceded by the word to and is used as a noun, an adjective, or an adverb |
| main verb | is the last word in a verb phrase. If a verb stands alone it is a _____. |
| number | refers to the form of a word that indicates whether it is singular or plural. A verb must agree with its subject. |
| objective case | use this for a pronoun that is a direct object, an indirect object, or an object of a preposition |
| passive voice | An action verb is in the _____ when its action is performed on the subject. |
| proper adjective | is formed from a proper noun. It begins with a capital letter. |
| run on sentence | is two or more complete sentences written as though they were one sentence. |
| salutation | is the greeting in a letter. The first word and any proper noun in a _________ should be capitalized. |
| transitive verb | is an action verb followed by a word or words that answer the question what? or whom? |
| verb phrase | consists of a main verb and all is auxillary, or helping verbs. |
| endure | bear, tolerate, put up with |
| forged | formed or shaped, often with blows or pressure after heating |
| grimace | a look of pain or disgust |
| hypocritical | pretending to believe one thing but doing the opposite |
| distill | to extract the essence of |
| exotic | strangely beautiful or fascinating |
| impediment | an obstruction, an obstacle |
| impinge | to strike or dash; to collide |
| lugubrious | excessively mournful or sorrowful |
| myriad | a great or countless number |
| odious | causing hate; disgust |
| pomp | splendid or dignified |
Created by:
lsfuller
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