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English Midterm 2
English Midterm Word Examples
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| interject | "to throw between", butt in |
| antihesis | contrary idea, opposite |
| curative | used in the cure of a disease |
| antitoxin | antidote for poison |
| specter | ghost |
| infer | suggest |
| omniscient | all knowing |
| satiate | satisfy fully |
| lucid | filled with light, intelligible |
| venue | place where a trial is held |
| clamor | loud, continuous noise |
| pensive | having heavy thoughts |
| conjurer | one who makes magic tricks |
| risible | able to make you laugh, funny |
| malevolence | having ill will or hatred |
| amoral | person without morals |
| philanthropist | one who loves/helps mankind |
| patricide | killing one's father |
| amorous | feeling inflamed with love |
| geode | hallow rock lined with crystals |
| aerodynamic | moves through air easily |
| volition | free will |
| incandescent | hot light |
| assimilate | to blend in or mix with |
| hypnotic | having a sleep or trance like effect |
| orthodox | strictly correct |
| bibliography | list of books |
| theology | study of religion |
| italicize | put in italics |
| cohabitate | to live with someone |
| beneficiary | a person who benefits from something |
| ultraviolet | beyond violet in spectrum |
| valedictory | farewell speech |
| pictograph | picture based writing |
| autocrat | all-powerful leader |
| anachronism | throwback to an earlier time |
| monolith | single standing stone monument |
| pedogogue | teacher of children |
| remit | to send back |
| opus | musical work |
| inundate | flood, overflow |
| rejuvenate | to make young again |
| illicit | illegal |
| submission | to be under the authority |
| epiphet | an abusive word or phrase |
| nondescript | not easily described |
| transitory | temporary |
| neurotic | one who has a nervous disorder |
| incredulous | disbelieving, skeptical |
| influx | inflow |
| gravitate | to move toward |
| senile | state of loss of mental function with age |
| microcosm | a symbolic "little world" |
| matriarch | mother-like ruler, female ruler |
| depict | to paint with words |
| psychopath | mentally ill person |
| fumigate | kill pests by smoke or vapor |
| disparity | state of being different |
| confluence | flowing together of two streams |
| exude | spread out in all directions |
| dispel | drive away |
| telekinesis | psychic power to move far objects |
| evoke | to call forth |
| incarnate | embodiment, "in the flesh" |
| ludicrous | foolish, laughable |
| dormant | sleeping or in a sleep like state |
| construe | comprehend, "build in the mind" |
| surrogate | substitute |
| hypothermic | low body temperature |
| hematoma | bruise |
| moribund | approaching death |
| filament | a single thread |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| accede | to agree |
| ancestral | relating to ancestors |
| euphoria | intense feeling of well-being |
| misnomer | incorrect term/name |
| ambiguous | able to be taken more than one way |
| progeny | offspring |
| portmanteau | a large carry bag |
| critique | criticize, review |
| prototype | first example of a new design |
| gastro-intestinal | digestive |
| veracity | truth |
| evict | remove from premises |
| decathlon | ten event contest |
| replenish | refill |
| prenultimate | nest to last |
| gestation | pregnancy, "carry a baby" |
| moronic | nature of a moron, stupid person |
| payee | one who receives payment |
| forebear | ancestor |
| retroactive | extending to a prior time |
| antecedent | going before, preceding |
| palindrome | word spelled the same front/back |
| lavish | give profusely |
| fixate | to focus one's gaze on |
| acute | demanding urgent attention |
| vacuous | empty headed, stupid |
| prescience | known beforehand |
| distend | enlarge or swell |
| zodiac | circle of animal constellations |
| implacable | unalterable |
| putative | thought to exist or have existed |
| lilliputian | miniscule |
| prevaricate | to evade |
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