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English 4
English 4 Grading Period 3
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| 1 Advocate | to support; to promote |
| 1 Antipathy | a strong dislike; hatred |
| 1 Emancipate | to set free |
| 1 Idiosyncrasy | quirk; a personal habit |
| 1 Imminent | about to happen; likely to occur soon |
| 1 Impede | to delay; get in the way; to slow down |
| 1 Inclusive | complete; including much or everything |
| 1 Jurisdiction | control; power; range of authority |
| 1 Precarious | unsafe; dangerous; risky |
| 1 Preposterous | ridiculous; absurd; contrary to nature or reason and thus laughable |
| 2 Austere | very plain; without decoration or luxury |
| 2 Esoteric | intended to be understood by only a certain group; difficult to understand |
| 2 Facsimile | an exact copy or reproduction |
| 2 Grotesque | strange looking; distorted in shape, appearance or manner |
| 2 Mesmerize | to fascinate; hold spellbound |
| 2 Metamorphosis | a change in form; transformation |
| 2 Notorious | regarded negatively; having a bad reputation |
| 2 Perfunctory | done only as a routine with little care or interest |
| 2 Provocative | attention getting; tending to arouse interest or curiosity |
| 2 Travesty | a mockery; a crude, exaggerated, or ridiculous representation |
| 3 Connoisseur | an authority; an expert in fine art or in matters of taste |
| 3 Conspiracy | a plot; a secret plan by two or more people especially for a harmful or illegal purpose |
| 3 Contrite | sorry; repentant |
| 3 Distraught | upset; very troubled; distressed |
| 3 Germane | related; relevant; having to do with the issue at hand |
| 3 Lucid | easily understood; clearly expressed |
| 3 Plight | a situation marked by difficulty, hardship or misfortune |
| 3 Superficially | in an on-the-surface manner; not thoroughly; slightly |
| 3 Symmetrical | balanced; the same on both sides |
| 3 Verbose | wordy; using or containing too many words |
| 4 Adept | highly skilled; expert |
| 4 Encompass | to include; contain |
| 4 Entrepreneur | a business investor; a person who takes the risks of a business undertaking |
| 4 Eradicate | to erase; wipe out |
| 4 Homogeneous | the same throughout; made up of similar or identical parts |
| 4 Presumptuous | too forward or bold; overly confident |
| 4 Sordid | morally low; corrupt; indecent; ugly |
| 4 Standardize | to make consistent or the same; cause to conform to a model |
| 4 Stint | a length of time; a specific period of work or service |
| 4 Stringent | strict; demanding; severe; highly controlled or enforced |
| 5 Exhort | to urge; to plead earnestly; to urge with argument or strong advice |
| 5 Flamboyant | flashy; very showy; strikingly bold |
| 5 Foible | minor fault; a minor weakness or character flaw |
| 5 Innocuous | harmless; inoffensive; without bad effects |
| 5 Magnanimous | forgiving; noble in mind and spirit |
| 5 Masochist | a person who gains satisfaction from suffering physical or psychological pain |
| 5 Meticulous | showing great attention to details; very careful |
| 5 Rancor | intense hatred or ill will; long-lasting resentment |
| 5 Recrimination | an accusation made in response to an accuser; countercharge |
| 5 Repugnant | disgusting; offensive; distasteful; repulsive |
| 6 Chide | to criticize; to scold mildly |
| 6 Coalition | a partnership; a union of individuals, groups, or nations for some specific purpose |
| 6 Commensurate | equal to; corresponding in degree, number, or size; in proportion |
| 6 Connotation | a suggested meaning; additional meaning to a word's dictionary meaning |
| 6 Diabolic | very cruel; wicked; demonic; devilish |
| 6 Dilapidated | run-down; broken down; in need of repair |
| 6 Integral | essential; necessary to the whole |
| 6 Noxious | unhealthy; poisonous; harmful |
| 6 Scenario | a sequence of events that is imagined, assumed, or suggested; an outline of possible events |
| 6 Yen | a longing; a strong desire; craving |
| 7 Atrophy | to waste away; to wear down, lose strength, or become weak from disuse, disease or injury |
| 7 Deplore | to condemn; to feel or express disapproval of |
| 7 Deprivation | a deficiency; lack or shortage of basic necessities |
| 7 Exacerbate | to make worse; to aggravate (a situation or condition) |
| 7 Imperative | necessary; essential; urgent |
| 7 Mitigate | to relieve; to make less severe or less intense |
| 7 Objective | not influenced by emotion or personal prejudice; based only on what can be observed; fair |
| 7 Panacea | something supposed to cure all diseases; cure-all; a complete solution |
| 7 Unprecedented | unheard-of; being the first instance of something |
| 7 Utilitarian | made or intended for practical use; stressing usefulness over beauty or other considerations |
| 8 Decorum | proper conduct; correctness in behavior and manners |
| 8 Espouse | to support; to speak or argue for |
| 8 Exhilaration | happiness; cheerfulness; high spirits |
| 8 Exorbitant | excessive in amount, cost, or price; extremely high; beyond what is reasonable or appropriate |
| 8 Extricate | to free from a tangled situation or a difficulty |
| 8 Facilitate | to make easier to do or to get; to make possible |
| 8 Orthodox | following established, traditional rules or beliefs, especially in religion; traditional |
| 8 Rejuvenate | to make something seem fresh or new again; to make someone feel or seem young again |
| 8 Synchronize | to coordinate; to cause to occur at exactly the same time; to cause clocks and watches to agree in time |
| 8 Tenuous | shaky; having little substance or basis; weak; poorly supported |
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