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Lessons 1 and 2
Motion
Term | Definition |
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Percussion | n. The sharp striking of one thing against another. |
Percussion | n. Instruments that make a sound when struck. |
Percussion | adj. Describing the striking of a substance or a musical instrument. |
Perennial | adj. Lasting for an indefinitely long time. |
Perennial | adj. Continuing regularly. |
Perennial | adj. Living longer than two years, said especially of plants. |
Permeate | tr. v. To penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout. |
Persevere | intr. v. To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles. |
Defer | tr. v. To postpone; to delay. |
Defer | intr. v. To yield respectfully to the opinion or will of another. |
Dilatory | adj. Tending to delay on purpose. |
Elation | n. Excited feelings of pride, triumph, or happiness. |
Infer | tr. v. To use available evidence to form a conclusion. |
Infer | tr. v. To guess. |
Contend | intr. v. To engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or rivalry. |
Contend | intr. v. To assert; to put forward in argument. |
Intent | n. Purpose. |
Intent | adj. Concentrating on or dedicated to an idea or action. |
Subvert | tr. v. To upset; to overthrow; to ruin. |
Subservient | adj. Excessively willing to yield; submissive. |
Contort | tr. v. To twist or bend out of shape. |
Distort | tr. v. To change something to make it false. |
Distort | tr. v. To twist (something) out of its natural shape. |
Retort | tr. and intr. v. To reply quickly and sharply, often as if in reply to an accusation. |
Retort | n. A quick, witty, sometimes biting reply. |
Tortuous | adj. Having many twists and turns. |
Tortuous | adj. Deceitfully roundabout; tricky. |
Adversity | n. Hardship; misfortune. |
Avert | tr. v. To turn away (one's eyes). |
Avert | tr. v. To prevent. |
Introvert | n. A person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward. |
Perverse | adj. Stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required. |
Prose | n. Ordinary speech or writing without rhyme or meter (that is, without verse). |
Prose | adj. Referring to speech or writing other than verse. |