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Reading Vocab
week of septembr 3rd vocabulary words for reading
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 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 |