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Lessons 1-9
Vocabulary words from lessons 1-9
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| assault | n. a violent attack |
| assault | v. to attack |
| augur | v. to predict; retell. To foreshadow; to serve as an omen of. |
| augur | n. A prophet |
| bevy | n. a group; a group of birds or animals, especially quail |
| careen | v. to lurch from side to side while in motion; to lean sideways; tilt |
| cuisine | n. the style of preparing food; the food prepared, as at a restaurant |
| gossamer | adj. Thin, light, or delicate. A filmy cobweb floating in the air. |
| gossamer | n. Something light; delicate, or flimsy. |
| iridescent | adj. displaying an interplay of rainbowlike colors |
| noxious | adj. harmful to health or morals; unwholesome |
| palatable | adj. pleasant to the taste. Pleasing to the mind. |
| tandem | adv. One behind the other; in single file. |
| tandem | adj. Working or occurring in conjunction with each other. |
| adverse | adj. Unfavorable. |
| adverse | adj. Antagonistic; unfriendly |
| averse | adj. Strongly opposed to; unwilling. |
| flounder | v. To move or struggle awkwardly. |
| flounder | v. To speak or act clumsily or in a confused manner |
| founder | v. To fill with water and sink. |
| founder | v. To fail utterly |
| ingenious | adj. Made or done with cleverness and inventiveness. |
| ingenious | adj. Clever; inventive |
| ingenuous | adj. Frank and open; straightforward. |
| ingenuous | adj. Innocent; artless; naive. |
| persecute | v. To subject to cruel, harmful, or unjust treatment, especially because of race, religion, or beliefs. |
| prosecute | v. To conduct legal action against. |
| precede | v. To be, go, or come before, as in order, rank, importance, or time. |
| proceed | v. To go on, especially after stopping. |
| proceed | v. To begin or carry on some action |
| aspirant | n. A person who ambitiously seeks something, such as a high position, advancement, or honors |
| assimilate | v. to absorb and incorporate into oneself. To absorb into a dominant culture |
| ensemble | n. a group of parts producing a single effect. |
| ensemble | n. a set of matching clothes |
| ensemble | n. a set of matching clothes |
| expiration | n. A coming to an end; termination |
| semblance | n. Outward appearance |
| semblance | n. A likeness; copy |
| simile | n. A figure of speech in which two distinct things are compared by using like or as |
| simulate | n. to have the appearance, form or sound of; imitate. To give a false appearance of; pretend. |
| transpire | v. to occur; happen. |
| verisimilitude | n. The appearance of being true or real. |
| inspiration | n. Stimulation of the mind, emotions, or imagination. Something that stimulates the mind, emotions, or imagination. |
| transpire | v. To become known. |
| 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 |
| adroit | adjective. skillful and clever; resourceful |
| embody | verb. to give definite or concrete form to; to incorporate |
| foible | noun. a minor weakness in character |
| fugitive | verb: passing away quickly; not lasting long. Fleeing. |
| fugitive | noun. a person who flees |
| irrepressible | adjective. Incapable of being restrained or controlled |
| keen | adjective. Very strong; intense. |
| legacy | noun. Something handed down from the past as from an ancestor. |
| nuance | noun. A slight variation in meaning, expression, color, or tone |
| repertoire | noun. A list of artistic works, such as plays, operas, or songs, that a performer or group is prepared to perform |
| stark | adjective. Utter; complete; absolute. |
| keen | adj. Having or showing mental quickness. |
| keen | adj. Very sensitive. Piercing; cutting. |
| stark | adj. Bleak; desolate; barren. |
| stark | adj. Harsh; grim |
| legacy | n. Money or property left to someone by a will. |
| arrogant | adj. feeling or showing an overbearing pride or self-importance; conceited; haughty. |
| cavalier | adj. showing a haughty or disdainful disregard for, sometimes in a free and easy manner |
| condescending | adj. showing a snobbish or superior attitude |
| contemptuous | adj. showing disdain or contempt; scornful |
| ebullient | adj. Very enthusiastic. lively, excited; bubbling as though being boiled |
| egocentric | adj. Interested only in one's own needs or affairs; self-centered |
| haughty | adj. Having or showing great pride in oneself and scorn for others. |
| pompous | adj. characterized by too much dignity or self-importance. |
| unpretentious | adj. Modest; simple; plain |
| waspish | adj. Easily irritated or annoyed; bad-tempered. |
| adjunct n. | n. Something or someone joined or added to something else but not essentially a part of it. |
| adjunct adj. | adj. added or connected in a subordinate capacity; attached to a faculty or staff in an auxiliary capacity |
| aggregate | adj. gathered together in one mass; total; collective |
| aggregate | n. a whole composed of a mass of distinct things. |
| aggregate | v. to gather into a mass |
| congregate | v. to gather into a crowd or mass; assemble |
| egregious | adj. remarkably bad or offensive; flagrant. |
| enjoin | v. to direct, order, or urge with authority. To prohibit; forbid. |
| gregarious | adj. found of the company of others; sociable. |
| gregarious | adj. Living in flocks or groups. |
| injunction | n. A command; order. A court order requiring or prohibiting some act. |
| juncture | n. The act of joining or the state of being joined. |
| juncture | n. A point where two things are joined. |
| junta | n. a group, usually made up of military officers, that rules a country after the overthrow of the government. |
| segregate | v. to set apart from others; isolate. |
| segregate | v. To impose the separation of a specific group from the rest of society. |
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Mrs. Dodd--English
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