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Ross vocab.chp 7-11
Ms. Ross chapter 7 thru 11
| definitions | vocabulary |
|---|---|
| To be unclear | equivocate |
| something false | sham |
| relief; consolation | solace |
| attentive | solicitous |
| accidential | fortuitous |
| flawless | impeccable |
| a link; a go-between | liason |
| likely; tendance toward | predisposed |
| a readiness | propensity |
| deserving of blame | reprehensible |
| a natural loss of individuals | attrition |
| to avoid | circumvent |
| connected; stick or hold together | cohesive |
| terrible; causing grief or pain | grievous |
| to flood; to cover | inundate |
| not noticing; unaware | oblivious |
| quiet or uncomunicative | reticent |
| healthy and strong | robust |
| to grant approval | sanction |
| loud; noisy | vociferous |
| to support; to hlod up,strenghthen | bolster |
| to become less in value | depreciate |
| not selective | indiscriminate |
| questioning; curious | inquisitive |
| indefinite; vague | nebulous |
| to send; to assign to a less important place | relegate |
| filled; plentifully supplied | replete |
| involving much sitting | sedentary |
| a principle; a belief | tenet |
| short; brief and clear | terse |
| to repeat; state again | reiterate |
| over-regulate; insisting on strict rules and routine | bueaucratic |
| an authorization; a groups expressed wish | mandate |
| to reject; to exclude | ostracize |
| disorderly; noisy; boisterous | raucous |
| just like; the same as | tantamount |
| grasping; holding firmly; persistant | tenacious |
| a paradise; a perfict place or state | utopia |
| independence; self-government | autonomy |
| away to get help; a source of help; someting to turn to | recourse |
| concealed; done in secret | clandestine |
| a possibility; a possible event to prepare for | contingency |
| self-involved; self-centered | egocentric |
| to be found not guilty; to clear of; prove innocent | exonerate |
| contrasting; out of place | incongruous |
| native; living, growing, or producing naturally in a place | indigenous |
| handicap; a drawback; causing a disadvantage | liability |
| creating abundently; producing many works, results, or off-spring | prolific |
| to restore to a previous position; to put back | reinstste |
| unnecessary; beyond what is needed, wanted, or useful; extra | superfluous |