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Review 4: Semester 2
Review vocabulary from TRANSPORT to VOCALIST
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| transport | to completely change the appearance, form, or character of something or someone |
| portable | able to be carried or moved easily |
| import | the action or business of bringing goods into one country from another to be sold |
| export | to sell goods to another country |
| psyche | someone's mind, or their basic nature, which controls their attitudes and behavior |
| psycho | someone who is likely to suddenly behave in a violent or crazy way |
| pyschopath | someone who has a serious and permanent mental illness that makes them behave in a violent or criminal way |
| psychology | the study of the mind and how it works |
| compel | to force someone to do something |
| compulsion | a strong and unreasonable desire to do something |
| pellet | small hard ball made from ice,paper |
| impel | to make you feel very strongly that you must do something |
| question | a sentence or phrase used to ask for information |
| request | an act of asking for something politely or formally |
| quest | a long search for something |
| inquest | a legal process to find out the cause of a sudden or unexpected death |
| erupt | a sudden increase in activity or strong emotion |
| rupture | an occasion when something suddenly breaks apart or bursts |
| interrupt | to stop someone from continuing what they are saying or doing by suddenly saying or doing something yourself |
| scope | the range of things that a subject, activity, book etc. deals with |
| microscope | a scientific instrument that makes extremely small things appear large enough to be seen |
| telescope | a piece of scientific equipment shaped like a tube, used for making distant objects such as stars |
| oscilloscope | an instrument in which the variations in a fluctuating electrical quantity appear temporarily as a visible wave form on the fluorescent screen of a cathode-ray tube |
| scribe | someone employed to copy things in writing, especially before printing was invented |
| inscription | a piece of writing inscribed on a stone |
| prescribe | to officially say what medicine or treatment a sick person should have |
| postscript | a message written at the end of a letter below the place where you sign your name |
| dissect | to cut up the body of a dead animal or person to study it |
| section | one of the parts that something, such as an object or place is divided into |
| section | one of the parts that something, such as an object or place is divided into |
| intersection | the place where two or more roads, line meet and go across each other |
| bisection | two parts which are divided equally |
| simulation | an activity or situation that produces condition which are not real, but have the appearance of being real |
| simile | an expression that describes something by comparing it with something else, using the words "as" or "like" |
| similarity | the fact of being similar to something else, or the degree to which two or more things are similar to each other |
| solo | done alone, without anyone else helping you |
| solitary | done or experienced without anyone else around |
| soliloquy | a speech in a play in which a character talks to himself or herself, so that the audience knows the character's thoughts |
| soloist | a musician who performs a solo |
| spectator | someone who is watching an event or game |
| spectacle | to behave in an embarrassing way that is likely to make other people notice you and laugh at you |
| inspection | a checking or testing of an individual against established standards |
| construct | to build something large such as a building, bridge, or road |
| structure | the way in which the parts of something are connected with each other and form a whole or the thing that these parts make up |
| instruction | the printed information that tell you how to use a piece of equipment, product |
| destruct | the act or process of destroying something or of being destroy |
| term | a word of expression that has a particular meaning, especially one that concerns a particular subject |
| terminal | the state of becoming worse and worse, and never getting better |
| terminate | if something terminates, it ends |
| terminus | the station or stop at the end of a train line or bus buildings |
| terrain | a particular type of land |
| territory | land that is owned or controlled by a particular government, ruler, or military force |
| terrestrial | relating to the Earth, rather than the moon or other planets |
| terrace | a flat outdoor area next to a building or on a roof, where you can see outside to eat, relax etc. |
| thermos | a special container that is designed to keep drinks hot or cold |
| thermal | relating to or caused by heat |
| thermometer | a piece of equipment that measures the temperature of the air, of your body etc. |
| thermostat | an instrument used for keeping a room or a machine at a particular temperature |
| extract | to remove something, especially by pulling it |
| traction | the force that prevents something such as a wheel from sliding on a surface |
| attractive | someone who is good looking |
| urban | relating to a city, or to cities in general |
| suburbs | an area away from the center of a town or city, where a lot of people live |
| urbane | behaving in a relaxed and confident way in social situation |
| victory | the success you achieve by winning a battle, game, race etc. |
| conviction | a very strong belief or opinion |
| victim | someone who has been attacked, robbed, or murdered |
| vacation | time spend not working or at school, especially when you take a trip |
| vacate | to leave a job or position so that it is available for someone else to do |
| evacuate | to move away from a dangerous place to a safe place |
| vacuum | a space that is completely empty of all gas |
| video | a copy of a movie, television program, etc. recorded on video tape |
| visual | relating to seeing |
| evidence | a proof that shows something is true |
| vista | a view of a large area of beautiful scenery, especially one seen by looking between rows of trees, buildings etc. |
| vocal | relating to the voice |
| vocation | the feeling that the purpose of your life is to do a particular job, especially because it allows you to help other people |
| invocation | a speech or prayer at the beginning of a ceremony or meeting |
| vocalist | someone who sings popular songs, especially with a band |
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