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Eng I Vocab 21+22
Hoxie - Vocabulary Lessons 21 and 22
Term | Definition |
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arid | adj - dry; desert-like OR lacking feeling or interest |
dearth | n - a scare supply; an insufficiency of |
devoid | adj - completely without something; lacking in |
excerpt | n - a portion taken from a longer work v - to take a portion from a longer work |
exhaustive | adj - complete; including or considering all possibilities |
integral | adj - essential or necessary parts of a whole |
paltry | adj - very small and insignificant; lacking in importance |
plethora | n - an excess of something; great abundance |
replenish | v - to add to or fill up again |
scant | adj - barely enough or sufficient; falling short in supply |
ascribe | v - to identify in causing something; to attribute to |
circumscribe | v - to enclose in a circle; to draw a line around OR to limit the power of |
inscribe | v - to write, carve, or engrave words on a surface OR to enter into a formal record |
nondescript | adj - lacking distinctive or individual feature |
presribe | v - to give or recommend a s a medical treatment or remedy OR to set down a rule; to dictate |
proscribe | v - to forbid; to prohibit OR to strongly criticize or condemn |
scribe | n - a person who copies manuscripts and documents |
scripture | n - sacred writing or books; passages from sacred writings |
subscript | n - a small letter or number written below and to the right of a letter or number |
transcribe | v - to make a full written copy of spoken material OR to adapt a song or composition of a voice or instrument other than the original |