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Vocabulary 2015/16
Vocabulary 2015 & 16
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Incredulous | Not believing someone and being emotional and upset |
| Apprehensive | Anxious or worried about what is going to happen |
| Reluctant | Resisting or not wanting to do something; being unwilling |
| Gallantly | Brave and helpful |
| Contemptuously | Disrespectful and rude |
| Mimic | To copy someone |
| Genuine | Real, 100% |
| Faltered | Being so upset or not sure that you pause |
| Doggedly | Sticking to something, being stubborn and determined |
| Roguishly | Not following the rules in a cute or charming way |
| Aloof | Acting "too cool" by creating an emotional distance or wall |
| Defiance | Refusing to do something, even when a person in charge tells you to do it |
| Aghast | To be completely surprised and shocked |
| Ease | To relax or make better |
| Impact | The affect the idea or action has |
| Perspective | A way of looking at things or thinking about something |
| Churning | Move around violently or hard and quickly |
| Dehydrate | to lose water or moisture; to become dry |
| Hydroelectric | related to electricity that is made from the energy of falling water |
| Hydrant | an upright pipe with a spout, nozzle, or other outlet--usually in the street |
| Aquatic | living or taking place in water |
| Aqueduct | a channel that has been built to carry water over long distances |
| Aquarium | a glass tank or bowl in which fish or other aquatic animals live |
| Aquifer | an underground layer of rock that water continually moves through |
| Marine | related to the sea; existing in or produced by the sea |
| Marina | a small harbor where small boats can dock |
| Maritime | on or near the sea |
| Visualize | form a mental image of something; imagine |
| Vista | a pleasing view, especially one seen through a long-narrow opening |
| Visionary | a person with original ideas about what hte future will or could be like |
| Audible | able to be heard |
| Audition | An interview for a particular role or job as a singer, actor, dancer, or musician--uses a performance |
| Audience | A group of people who have gathered to watch a performance or public event |
| Auditorium | the part of a theater, concert hall, or other public building in which the audience sits |
| Cacophony | a mixture of various unpleasant sounds; harsh sounds |
| Xylophone | a musical instrument played by striking a row of metal bars with one or more small wooden or plastic mallets |
| Phonograph | a machine that reproduces sound (music) by placing a needle in contact with a grooved rotating disk; a record player |
| Barrage | an attack that hurts |
| Venomous | poisonous and causing injury |
| Sullenly | pouting in a childish way |
| Banishment | being kicked out (excluded) |
| Obligate | to owe someone |
| Manipulate | trying to control what a person or thing does; often negative |
| Isolate | to be excluded or set aside |
| Dignity | to act gracefully and with respect |
| Convulsion | violent, uncontrollable movements |
| Sashay | to move with rhythm |
| Terse | brief--often negative |
| Accumulate | to gather or collect |
| Resilient | to recover quickly and positively |
| Exasperate | to annoy or bother |
| Indignation | to be upset at something you feel is unfair |
| Petulant | to pout in a childish way |
| Metaphor | to compare to unlike things without using like or as |
| Simile | to compare to unlike things using like or as |
| Alliteration | repeating sounds in the beginning of words that are next to each other |
| Onomatopoeia | words that represent sounds |
| Personification | giving people traits to things that aren't people |
| Hyperbole | an exaggeration |
| Figurative Language | Using words and phrases to describe things at a deeper level |
| Idiom | A saying that only makes sense if you understand the phrase |
Created by:
kcmurphy
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