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Final Vocabulary
Comp. 12
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrade | Scrape or wear away by friction or erosion |
| Abscond | Leave hurriedly |
| Atheistic | Believing there is no god |
| Alias | A false identity |
| Ambulatory | A place for walking |
| Amity | A friendly relationship |
| Antemeridian | Ocurring before noon |
| Antenatal | Before birth |
| Antiquarian | A person who studies or collects antiques or antiquities |
| Aviary | A large cage for birds |
| Barbarous | Cruel |
| Beatitude | Supreme blessedness |
| Bellicose | Demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight |
| Belligerence | Aggressive behavior |
| Benefaction | A donation or gift |
| Bibliomania | Passion for collecting books |
| Bipartisan | Involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies |
| Bigamy | The act of going through a marriage ceremony while already married to another person. |
| Bovine | Cow-like |
| Captivate | Attract and hold the interest and attention of; charm. |
| Incarcerate | Imprison or confine |
| Circumambulate | Walk all the way around (something) |
| Cognizant | Having knowledge or being aware |
| Conservatism | Favours tradition |
| Contumacious | Stubbornly or willfully disobedient to authority |
| Corpulent | Fat |
| Crescendo | Gradual increase in loudness in a piece of music |
| Excruciating | Intensely painful |
| Culpable | Deserving blame |
| Cupidity | Greed for money and possessions |
| Condescend | Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing |
| Decimate | Kill, destroy, or remove a large percentage or part of |
| Deity | A god or goddess |
| Ambidextrous | Able to use the right and left hands equally well |
| Diction | The choice and use of words and phrases in speech or writing |
| Dowry | Property or money brought by a bride to her husband on their marriage |
| Docile | Ready to accept control or instruction; submissive |
| Doctrine | A belief or set of beliefs held and taught by a church, political party, or other group |
| Condolences | An expression of sympathy |
| Dolorous | Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress |
| Domicile | Home |
| Exhume | Dig out from the ground |
| Exodus | A mass departure of people, especially emigrants |
| Exscind | To cut off or out |
| Extraneous | Irrelevant or unrelated to the subject being dealt with |
| Extrasensory | Sixth sense |
| Fallacy | |
| Fallible | Capable of making mistakes |
| Filial | Of or due from a son or daughter |
| Finite | Having limits/boundaries |
| Fortitude | Courage in pain or adversity |
| Fraternize | Form a friendship with someone |
| Fugacious | Tending to disappear; fleeting |
| Gentility | Social superiority |
| Genesis | Origin |
| Gratuitous | Uncalled for |
| Gratuity | A tip |
| Herbivorous | Plant eater |
| Homicide | Murder |
| Hominoid | Like a human |
| Horrendous | Extremely unpleasant |
| Horripilation | Goose bumps |
| Hospitable | Friendly and welcoming to strangers or guests |
| Humiliate | To shame |
| Igneous | Of fire |
| Ignoramus | Dolt |
| Incendiary | Capable of causing fire |
| Incipient | Come into existence |
| Infrasonic | Below audibility |
| Ingenious | Clever |
| Iniquitous | Unjust |
| Intercede | To mediate |
| Intergalactic | Between galaxies |
| Interim | Meantime/period of time |
| Interlocution | Dialogue |
| Intravenous | Within a vein |
| Lateral | Sideways |
| Laudable | Praiseworthy |
| Lavatory | A sink/bathroom |
| Liberal | Generous |
| Libertarian | One who believes in freedom of the will |
| Liberticide | Destroying freedom |
| Linguistic | Of language |
| Colloquialism | Informal speech |
| Loquacious | Talkative |
| Illumine | To light up |
| Luminary | A body which gives off light |
| Magnanimous | Forgiving, nobel |
| Maladroit | Clumsy |
| Malefactor | Criminal |
| Malign | To speak ill of |
| Manuscript | Book written by a hand |
| Demented | Insane |
| Submerge | Cause to be underwater |
| Diminish | Make or become less |
| Minuscule | Very small |
| Minutiae | Unimportant |
| Multitude | Great numbers |
| Munitions | Defense, weapons |
| Nautical | Realting to ships |
| Abnegation | Denial |
| Neutrality | Absence of decided view, expression, or strong feelings |
| Annihilate | Destroy utterly |
| Innocuous | Not harmful |
| Nomenclature | System of choosing names |
| Novice | Beginner |
| Noctambulism | Sleepwalking |
| Null | Invalid |
| Enunciate | Pronounce clearly |
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