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Lessons 4-6
Vocabulary words from lessons 4-6
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| arcane | adj. Known or understood by only those with special knowledge; hidden or secret |
| archives | n. a place where public records or historical documents are kept; the records or documents kept in such a place; to keep or store such records |
| circumscribe | v. to limit; confine; restrict. |
| circumscribe | v. To draw a line around; encircle |
| covert | adj. secret; disguised; hidden; concealed |
| dispatch | n. A written message sent with speed. |
| dispatch | n. A news story sent by a reporter to a news service. |
| dispatch | v. To send on specific business. |
| facility | n. Ease of doing, moving, or acting due to aptitude or skill. |
| hone | v. to sharpen. |
| hone | v. To perfect or make more effective. |
| hone | n. A whetstone used to sharpen tools. |
| incredulous | adj. unbelieving; skeptical. |
| incredulous | adj. Showing doubt or disbelief |
| polyglot | adj. speaking, writing, or understanding several languages. |
| polyglot | n. A person who speaks, writes, or understands several languages. |
| surmount | v. to overcome; conquer. |
| surmount | v. To climb up or over. |
| appease | v. To satisfy; relieve. |
| appease | v. To pacify by giving in to demands. |
| appease | v. To bring peace or calm to. |
| arbitration | n. a method of settling a dispute in which an impartial person or group reaches a decision |
| attache | n. a member of a diplomatic staff, especially in a particular capacity |
| conciliatory | adj. meant or tending to win over or to overcome the hostility of |
| consulate | n. the official office or residence of a government representative who resides in a foreign country |
| entente | n. an understanding or agreement between 2 or more countries |
| placate | v. to calm the anger of; pacify |
| propitious | adj. favorable; opportune; auspicious |
| protocol | n. the ceremonial customs and rules of polite behavior observed by diplomats and others |
| proxy | n. a person authorized to act for another |
| proxy | n. a document authorizing a person to act for another |
| abjure | v. To give up on an oath; renounce. |
| abjure | v. To give up; abstain from. |
| adjudicate | v. To hear and decide a case by judicial procedure |
| conjure | v. to bring to mind. |
| conjure | v. To summon by using magic words. |
| demagogue | n. a leader who gains power by appealing to the emotions and prejudices of the people. |
| demagogue | n. A rabble-rousing leader |
| demographics | n.The social characteristics of human populations, such as age, gender, and income. |
| endemic | adj. prevalent in a particular place or people |
| endemic | adj. restricted to a particular place or people |
| judicious | adj. having or showing sound judgments; wise |
| jurisdiction | n. the legal right to exercise authority. |
| jurisdiction | n. Authority. |
| jurisdiction | n. The territory over which authority is exercised. |
| jurisprudence | n. the science or philosophy of law. |
| jurisprudence | n. A system of laws. |
| perjure | v. to make (oneself) guilty of deliberately telling a lie under oath |
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Mrs. Dodd--English
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