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Soph Lit B Vocab 7
Gold Book - Sophomore Lit B - Chapter 7 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| appoint | (v) to name (to a job or position); to designate |
| acknowledge | (v) to admit, to confess; to recognize, to accept |
| clarity | (n) clearness, distinctness |
| compound | (n) a combination, a mixture |
| dumbfounded | (adj) amazed, astonished, puzzled [to the point of being left speechless] |
| compensate | (v) to make up (for), to offset, to balance; to pay, to pay back |
| elevating | (adj) uplifting, exalting; tending to lift up minds or morals [almost NEVER about anything being physically lifted] |
| impartial | (adj) fair, unbiased, just |
| condense | ((v) to shorten, to compress, to abridge |
| courier | (n) a messenger |
| comrade | (n) a friend, a companion |
| barren | (adj) empty, fruitless; unproductive or no good for growing crops |
| barter | (v) to trade, to exchange |
| coincide | (v) to agree, to be the same, to correspond; to happen at the same time |
| contrary | (adj) opposite, opposed; stubborn, self-willed |
| compensation | (n) something given (usually money) to make up for something else |