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4BVocTestUnit7-10
4B Vocab Test Units
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| aberration (n) | something different; a departure from the usual course |
| candor (n) | honesty; frankness; openness |
| dearth (n) | a scarcity; too small a supply of something |
| herculean (adj) | extremely demanding or difficult |
| ludicrous (adj) | laughable; amusingly absurd |
| retrospect (n) | a survey of things that happened in the past |
| derma (Greek) | skin |
| extant (adj) | still in existence; not extinct or destroyed |
| deduce (v) | to infer by reasoning; to conclude from known facts |
| configuration (n) | the composition of parts or elements of something; a shape |
| chicanery (n) | the use of clever talk or trickery to deceive or evade |
| captivate (v) | to catch the attention of; to charm |
| augury (n) | the practice of foretelling the future from signs; an omen |
| pedis (Latin) | foot/feet |
| ego (Latin) | I |
| foible (n) | a minor weakness or fault; a shortcoming |
| civility (n) | politeness; courtesy; a polite action |
| proponent (n) | a person who supports a cause or idea; an advocate |
| exhilaration (n) | invigoration; excitement |
| genos (Greek) | race, kind, descend.= general, generation, genealogy |
| connoisseur (n) | someone who is an expert in some field, especially in art |
| gregarious (adj) | friendly; outgoing; sociable |
| obsequious (adj) | too ready to please, praise, or obey |
| patrimony (n) | an inheritance from one’s father or ancestor |
| capit/capt (Greek) | head, leader |
| precocious (adj) | smart; advanced for one’s age |
| indulgent (adj) | to be overly generous; very lenient; making allowances |
| ora, os, oro (Latin) | speech, prayer, mouth |
| capitulate (v) | to give in; to surrender on certain terms |
| guffaw (n) | a loud or coarse burst of laughter (v) to laugh loudly or coarsely |
| effusion (n) | showing great emotion; a pouring forth; an unrestrained expression of feeling |
| vor/vour (Latin) | eat, consume |
| incarcerate (v) | to imprison; to confine |
| querulous (adj) | complaining; fault finding |
| propitious (adj) | favorable; favorably inclined |
| magnanimous (adj) | noble and unselfish; generous in forgiving |
| credo (Latin) | believe; trust |
| theos (Latin) | God; gods |
| ratio (Latin) | computation; reason |
Created by:
Mrs. Washok
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