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Vocabulary Drills
1-12 Review
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| exclude | to shut out or keep out |
| exclusive | not shared with others |
| expire | to come to an end; to die |
| miscalculate | figure out something incorrectly |
| misconception | a wrong understanding of something |
| shrewd | sharp minded; intelligent |
| exceed | go beyond; outdo; surpass |
| sustain | experience; undergo |
| fulfill | completely satisfied |
| formally | officially; not casually |
| illiterate | unable to read |
| incapable | not able to do something |
| inhabit | to live in |
| nonprofit | not for the purpose of making money |
| illegible | cannot be read easily |
| conducted | performed; carried on |
| discontinued | put an end to |
| stern | severe; harsh |
| sprightly | lively; spirited |
| devote | give full attention to |
| disorient | lose your sense of direction or time or place |
| dislodge | to force out of place |
| decompose | separated into basic elements, rot |
| deduction | something that has been taken away |
| detract | to draw or take away a part of a thing |
| remedy | medicine; cure |
| eliminate | get rid of; leave out |
| confine | keep from leaving, imprison |
| disciplined | trained to behave properly |
| reduce | lower or lessen |
| adhere | to stick or cling strongly |
| adapt | to make something fit often by modifying it |
| adjacent | next to or close by |
| accent | to stress or emphasize |
| affirm | approve or state firmly |
| originate | begin |
| direct | straightforward; bold |
| indicate | point to; are a sign of |
| posture | body position |
| submissive | yielding to authority; obedient |
| distinctive | special; recognizably different |
| graduated | passed from one level to a higher one |
| decade | period of 10 years |
| tribulation | great trouble or distress |
| cult | group showing great admiration |
| compose | to put together |
| forte | in a loud and forceful manner |
| confirm | to verify or to give support to |
| collaborate | to work together |
| convention | a coming together of a group of people |
| prejudice | opinion formed before the facts are known |
| precede | to go before |
| postpone | to put off until a later date |
| diction | manner of expressing ideas in words |
| prefix | the part of the word that is fixed before the root |
| troupe | a group of performers |
| attain | gain or reach something |
| fold | close or shut down |
| seasoned | experienced |
| understudy | substitute performer |
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rhondarkelly
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