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Reading Vocab
week of septembr 3rd vocabulary words for reading
Term | Definition |
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Surrender | To give oneself over |
Surcharge | An additional charge, tax, or cost |
Surface | Upper most or outer most area ; top layer |
Surfeit | Over indulgence in eating or drinking ; an excessive amount |
Surmise | To guess or infer without certain evidence |
Surveillance | A watch kept over someone or something |
Surplus | An amount greater than needed |
Subconscious | Under the conscious mind |
Subsequent | Occurring later ; following |
Subservient | Excessively submissive |
Subsidiary | Secondary |
Substantiate | To establish by proof |
Subvert | To overthrow something ; such as a government ; to cause ruin of |
Subsistence | A means of supporting life |
Amble | Able to walk |
Ambiance/ Ambience | The mood or atmosphere of a place or situation |
Ambidextrous | Able use of both hands equally well |
Ambiguous | Having 2 or more possible meanings |
Ambivalent | Fluctuating between 2 choices ; having opposite feelings |
Ambulatory | Capable of walking |
Ambition | Strong desire for fame or power |
Diameter | From one outside point to another ; through the center |
Diagnosis | Determination of the cause of medical symptoms ; finding the cause of a problem |
Diametrical | Opposite extremes |
Diatribe | A bitter abusive, criticism |
Dialect | A distinct variety of language that differs from the standard |
Diagonal | An oblique or slanting line connecting opposite corners or angles |