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ELA Vocab
Units 1-3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adjacent | (adj) Near, next to, adjoining |
| Alight | (v) To get down from, to land (adj) Lighted up |
| Barren | (adj) Not productive, bare |
| Disrupt | (v) to break up, to disturb |
| Dynasty | (n) a powerful family or group of rulers that maintains its position or power for some time. |
| Foretaste | (n) an advance indication, sample, or warning |
| Germinate | (v) to begin to grow, come into being. |
| Humdrum | (adj) ordinary, dull, routine, without variation. |
| Hurtle | (v) to rush violently, dash headlong; to fling or hurl forcefully. |
| Isinuate | (v) to suggest or hint slyly; to edge into something indirectly. |
| Interminable | (adj) endless, so long as to seem endless. |
| Interrogate | (v) to ask questions, examine by questioning. |
| Recompense | (v) to pay back; to give a reward; (n) a payment for loss, service, or injury. |
| Renovate | (v) to repair, restore to good condition, make new again. |
| Résumé | (n) a brief summary; a short written account of one's education, working experience, or qualifications for a job. |
| Sullen | (adj) silent or brooding because of ill humor, anger, or resentment; slow moving, sluggish. |
| Trickle | (v) to flow or fall by drops or in small streams; (n) a small irregular quantity of anything. |
| Trivial | (adj) not important, minor; ordinary, commonplace. |
| Truce | (n) a pause in fighting, temporary peace. |
| Vicious | (adj) evil, bad; spiteful; having bad habits or an ugly disposition; painfully severe or extreme. |
| available | (adj) ready to use, at hand |
| cater | (v) to satisfy the needs of, trying to make things easy and pleasant, to supply food and service |
| customary | usual, expected, routine |
| dissuade | (v) to persuade not to do something |
| entrepreneur | (n) a person wo starts up and takes on the risk of a business |
| firebrand | (n) a piece of burning wood, a troublemaker, an extremely energetic or emotional person |
| hazard | (n) risk, peril (v) to expose to danger or harm; to gamble |
| homicide | (n) the killing of one person by another |
| indifference | (n) a lack of interest or concern |
| indignant | (adj) filled with resentment or anger over something unjust, unworthy, or mean |
| indispensable | (adj) absolutely necessary, not to be neglected |
| lubricate | (v) to apply oil or grease to make smooth, slippery or easier to use |
| mutual | (adj) shared, felt, or shown equally by two or more |
| pelt | (v) to throw a stream of things; to strike sucessively; to hurry |
| plague | (n) an easily spread disease causing a large number of deaths; a widespread evil (v) to annoy or bother |
| poised | (adj balanced, suspended; calm, controlled; ready for action |
| regime | (n) a government in power; a form or system of rule or management; a period of rule |
| transparent | (adj) allowing light to pass through; easily recognized or understood; easily seen through or detected |
| unscathed | (adj) wholly unharmed, not injured |
| hinder | (v) to delay, to stop or prevent from happening |
| animated | (adj.)full of life, alive; moved to action |
| brood | (n) a family of young animals, especially birds; any group having the same nature and origin (v) to think over in a worried, unhappy way |
| consituent | (n) an essential part; a voter who elects a representative |
| culminate | (v) to reach a high point of development; to end, climax |
| downright | (adv)thoroughly (adj) absolute, complete; frank, blunt |
| drone | (v)to make a buzzing sound; to speak in a dull tone of voice (n)a loafer, idler; a buzzing or humming sound; a remote-control device; a male bee |
| goad | (v) to drive or urge on (n) something used to drive or urge on |
| hanker | (v) to long (for), to desire |
| indulge | (v)to give in to a wish or desire, give oneself up to |
| literate | (adj) able to read and write; showing an excellent educational background; having knowledge or training |
| loom | (v) to come into view; to appear in exaggerated form (n) a machine for weaving |
| luster | (n) the quality of giving off light, brightness, glitter, brilliance |
| miscellaneous | (adj) mixed, of different kinds |
| oration | (n) a public speech for a formal occasion |
| peevish | (adj) cross, complaining, irritable; contrary |
| seethe | (v) to boil or foam; to be excited or disturbed |
| singe | (v) to burn slightly (n) a burn at the ends or edges |
| unique | (adj) one of a kind; unequaled; unusual; found only in a given class, place, or situation |
| upright | (adj) vertical, straight; good, honest (adv) in a vertical position |
| verify | (v) to extablish the truth or accuracy of, confirm |
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