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Final Exam Vocab
Vocabulary from both Q3 and Q4
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Adranaline | A hormone secreted by the adrenal glands, especially in condition of stress. |
| Prowess | Skill or expertise in a particular or activity field. |
| Dignified | Having or showing a compared or serious manner that is worthy of respect. |
| Breadwinner | A person who wins money to support a family. |
| Deviant | Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in a social or sexual behavior. |
| Elicit | Evoke or draw out (a response, answer, or a fact) from someone in reaction to one’s own actions or questions. |
| Linger | Stay in a place longer than necessary. |
| Adrift | Without a purpose of guidance; lost and confused. |
| Ambition | A strong desire to do or achieve something, typically requiring determination and hard work. |
| Hindrance | A thing that provides resistance, delay, or obstruction to something or someone. |
| Glare | Stare in an angry or in a fierce way. |
| Rubble | Waste or rough fragments of stones, brick, concrete, etc. |
| Claustrophobic | A person who struggles with claustrophobia. |
| Throttle | A device controlling the flow of fuel or power to an engine. |
| Groggy | Dazed, weak, or unsteady, especially from illness, intoxication, sleep, or a blow. |
| Dynamic | (of a process or system) characterized by constant change, activity, or progress. |
| Valedictorian | A student, typically having the highest academic achievements of the class, who delivers the valedictory at a graduation ceremony. |
| Paralyzed | (of a person or part of the body) partly or wholly incapable of movement. |
| Pandemonium | Wild and noisy disorder of confusion. |
| Peered | Look keenly or with difficulty at someone or something. |
| Despicible | Deserving hatred and contempt. |
| Hatch | An opening of restricted size allowing for passage from one area to another. |
| Mortified | Cause (someone) to feel embarrassed, ashamed, or humiliated. |
| Grimace | An ugly, twisted expression on a person’s face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or wry amusement. |
| Fathom | Understand (a difficult problem or an enigmatic person) after much though. |
| Piddly | Pathetically trivial; trifling |
| Meander | (of a river or road) follow a winding course. |
| Paranoid | Of, characterized by, or suffering from the mental condition of paranoia. |
| Presumptive | Of the nature of a presumption; presumed in the absence of further information. |
| Stabilize | Make or become unlikely to give way or overturn. |
| Vastly | To a very great extent; immensely. |
| Deviant | Departing from usual or accepted standards, especially in social or sexual behavior. |
| Whimpered | (Of a person or animal) make a series of low, feeble sounds expressive of fear, pain, or discontent. |
| Alliance | A relationship based on an affinity in interests, nature, or qualities. |
| Vaguely | In a way that is uncertain, indefinite, or unclear; roughly. |
| Paraphrase | Express the meaning of (the writer or speaker of something written or spoken) using different words, especially to achieve greater clarity. |
| Summerize | Give a brief statement of the main points of (something). |
| Plagerism | A practice of taking someone else’s work or ideas and passing them down to others. |
| Copyright | The exclusive legal right, given to an originator, or an assignee to print, publish, perform, film, or record literary, artistic, or musical material, and authorize others to do the same. |
| Quote | Repeat or copy out (a group or words from a text or speech), typically with an indication that one is not an original author or speaker. |
| Citation | A quotation from or reference to a book, paper, or author, especially in a scholarly work. |
| Claim | A statement that states the purpose of the argument. |
| Evidence | The available body of facts or information indicating whether a belief or proposition is true or valid. |
| Reasoning | The action of thinking about something in a logical, sensitive way. |
| Counterargument | An argument or set or reasons put in forward to oppose an idea or theory developed in another’s argument. |
| Refutation | The action of providing a statement or theory to be wrong or false. |
| Emphasize | Give special importance or prominence to something in speaking or writing. |
| Recap | To state again as a summary. |
| Generalize | To make a general or broad statement by inferring from specific cases. |
| Sequence | A particular order in which related events, movements, or things follow each other. |
| Contract | The state of being strikingly different from something else, typically something in or close to association. |
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