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J-SHS LangLit
AAAA Current Vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| unrequited | adjective meaning "one way or not returned as a one way or unrequited friendship |
| shoddy | adjective meaning "of poor quality" |
| quality | adjective meaning "characterized by superior workmanship": noun meaning "a characteristic of something" |
| deception | noun naminsg "an act of trickery or deceit to gain some advantage" |
| snoop | verb meaning "to look around undercover" |
| hydroplaning | a noun naming "a condition of an out of control car slipping on a wet pavement" ; an adjective to modify a vehicle to suggest it is out of control due to water on a roadway. |
| torrential | adjective that modifies a rain that is "heavy and constant" |
| metaphorically | the adverb form of a metaphor meaning "not literal or a direct comparison between two unlike things" |
| itinerary | noun that means "detailed stop for stop travel travel plans" |
| accelerator | noun that names the "gas pedal in a car": a noun that names "a chemical component that speeds up a reaction" |
| widowed | adjective that modifies "a woman whose husband has died" |
| diffuse | verb meaning "to break up, change, or scatter" |
| prejudice | noun that names "biased or unfair prejudgments against others" |
| suffocating | noun naming "the act of struggling, (sometimes to death)for lack of air": an adjective modifying one who "struggles (sometimes to death)for lack of air" |
| bingeing | a noun naming the behavior of eating or drinking excessively on occasion, sometimes frequent occasion: an adjective modifying one who eats or drinks to excess on occasion |
| deity | noun naming a god or goddess: if capitalized (Deity), it names "God or our Supreme Being" |
| immense | adjective that modifies someone or something "marked by greatness in size or degree" |
| interrogate | verb meaning "to question formally and systematically" |
| reminiscence | noun naming "the act of remembering a long-forgotten experience or fact b: the process or practice of thinking or telling about past experiences |
| speculate | verb meaning "to review something idly or casually and often inconclusively": 2: "to assume a business risk in hope of gain" |
| injustice | noun naming a condition of "an absence of justice :a violation of the rights of another": unfairness |
| exemplary | adjective modifying a noun or pronoun to mean "serving as a pattern or deserving imitation : commendable <His courage was exemplary>; also : deserving imitation because of excellence <They serve exemplary pastries.> |
| genial | having a pleasant disposition |
| complacent | self-satisfied |
| unruffled | calm |
| smug | offensively self-satisfied |
| to relish (v) | to enjoy |
| to slacken | to slow down |
| auction | public sale in which items are sold to the person (bidder) offerring the most money |
| gale | a strong wind |
| advertent | careful |
| surreptitiously | secretly |
| grave | somber |
| anonymous | 1: not named or identified <an anonymous author> 2: of unknown authorship or origin <an anonymous tip>3 : lacking individuality, distinction, or recognizability <the anonymous faces in the crowd> |
| Prosecution | the party by whom criminal proceedings are instituted or conducted |
| Defense | a defending party or group (as in a court of law) |
| felony | a grave crime formerly differing from a misdemeanor under English common law by involving forfeiture in addition to any other punishment b:a grave crime declared to be a felony by the common law or by statute regardless of the punishment actually imposed |
| shackle | something (as a manacle or fetter) that confines the legs or arms |
| infringe | : to encroach upon in a way that violates law or the rights of another <infringe a patent> |
| impede | to interfere with or slow the progress of |
| accused | one charged with an offense; especially : the defendant in a criminal case |
| innocent | free from legal guilt or fault |
| guilty | justly chargeable with or responsible for a usually grave breach of conduct or a crime |
Created by:
Mr.McDermott
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