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english vocab ch.1-2
english vocab chaper 1-2
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| person who is not a memebr of the military, or pilice, or firefighting forces | civilian |
| hard to understand; elaborate; complex; intricate | complicated |
| agree;coincide;be of the same opinion | concur |
| state or prove the truth of; substantiate;verify | confirm |
| proof;evidence;verification | confirmation |
| turn aside; get off the main topic;deviate | digress |
| easily broken; breakable;weak;frail | fragile |
| aplenty;in abundance; plentiful;abundant(galore always follows the word it modifies) | galore |
| actually being what is claimed or seems to be;true;real;authentic | genuine |
| of or relating to an enemy or enemies;unfriendly;inimical | hostile |
| not patient;not willing to bear delay;fretful;anxious | impatient |
| put into the earth;bury;entomb | inter |
| burial;entombment;sepulture | interment |
| make less severe;lessen;alleviate;soften;relieve | mitigate |
| one who is new to a field or activity;beginner;apprentice;neophyte;tyro | novice |
| work created first hand from which copies are made;prototype;archetype | original (noun) |
| 1. belonging to the beginning; first; earliest; initial;primary2. inventive; creative | original (adjective) |
| freshness;novelty;inventiveness | originality ( noun) |
| something uncommon, infrequent, or rare | rarity |
| 1. begin again2. retake; reoccupy | resume |
| 1. draw back; recoil; wince2. become smaller; contract | shrink |
| 1. not drunk; not intoxicated2. earnest; serious; free from excitement or exaggeration | sober |
| be enough, adequate, or sufficient; serve; do | suffice |
| empty; unoccupied; tenantless; not being used | vacant ( adjective) |
| unfilled position; unoccupied apartment or room | vacancy ( noun) |
| close a meeting; suspend the business of a meeting; disband; recess | adjorn |
| 1. shrewd; wise, perspicacious; sagacioius2. crafty;cunning;sly;wily | astute |
| act of blaming; expression of disapproval; hostile criticism; rebuke; reprimand | censure |
| tear down; destroy; raze;smash;wreck | demolish |
| unload; dimiss; fire | discharge` |
| differ in opinion; disagree;object | dissent |
| discor; conflict; strife | dissension |
| fair to all concerned; just; impartial; objective; unbiased | equitable |
| unfair; unjust | inequitable |
| free form blame; clear from accusation; acuit;absolve | exonerate |
| composed or spoken without preperation; offhand;impromptu;improvised | extemporaneous |
| free from difficulties; disentangle; disencumver;release | extricate |
| lose of have to give up as a penalty for some error, neglect, or faul; sacrifice | forfeit |
| not able to be read; very hard to read; not legible; undecipherable | illegible |
| easy to read; readable | legible |
| not done on purpose; unintentionally;thoughtlessly;accidentally;carelessly | inadvertently |
| not fitting; unsuitable; unbecoming;not appropriate; improper | inappropriate |
| fitting; proper | appropriate` |
| money making; profitable; advantageous;remunerative | lucrative |
| lastin; enduring; intended to last; stable | permanent |
| forbid;ban;enjoin;interdict | prohibit |
| ban;taboo;interdiction | prohibition |
| on time; prompt; timely | punctual |
| promptness | punctuality |
| express disapproval of; critize sharply; censure severly; reprimand; reprove | rebuke |
| not lasting; passing soon; fleeting; short lived; momentary; ephemeral; transitory | transient |
| guest staying only for a short time | transient |
Created by:
kelly ann craig
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