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Vocab Rev 2 2010
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| gravitate | to move or tend to move toward something |
| meticulous | extremely or overly careful in thinking about or dealing with small details |
| nurture | to care for and help grow and develop |
| serene | calm |
| integral | needed for completeness |
| disposition | one's usual attitude or mood |
| chortle | to chuckle especially in satisfaction |
| tentative | hesitant, uncertain |
| transgression | the act of going beyond limits or boundaries |
| commotion | noisy excitement and confusion |
| canyon | a deep and narrow valley with steep walls |
| cape | a point of land that extends into a river, lake or ocean |
| lake | a sizable inland body of water |
| mesa | broad, flat-topped landform with steep sides; smaller than a plateau |
| mountain | land with steep sides that rises sharply (1,000 feet or more) from surrounding land; generally larger and more rugged than a hill |
| basin | an area of land drained by a given river and its branches; an area of land surrounded by lands of higher elevations |
| ocean | one of the 4 major bodies of salt water that surround the continents |
| Measurement | An observation involving numbers and tools like rulers and scales |
| Variable | Anything that can affect the results of an experiment |
| Scientific Method | A systematic approach to problem solving |
| obsolete | of a kind or style no longer current |
| prior | before |
| hover | to remain floating over a place or object |
| wry | cleverly humorous |
| confide | to tell a secret trusting it won’t be given away. |
| exuberant | joyfully enthusiastic |
| hueless | without color |
| dystopia | Polar opposite of utopia. A society in which social and/or technological trends have contributed to a corrupted or degraded state. |
| excruciating | extremely painful or distressing |
| conspicuous | noticeable; easily seen |
| Noun | a word that is the name of something (as a person, animal, place, thing, quality, idea, or action) |
| Verb | a word that expresses an act, occurrence, or state of being, an action word |
| Adjective | a word that modifies a noun by describing what it is like |
| Adverb | a word used to modify a verb, an adjective, another adverb |
| Pronoun | a word that is used as a substitute for a noun |
| Conjunction | a word or expression that joins together sentences, clauses, phrases, or words |
| General | not specific or in detail |
| Vague | Not clearly expressed, understood or described. |
| Minimal | Very little, the smallest amount possible |
| Partial | Not whole, incomplete |
| Import | To bring into your country from another country to sell |
| Producer/production | Someone who makes something/the act of making something |
| Religion | belief in, service and worship of a supernatural power or powers |
| Monotheism | Belief in one god |
| Polytheism | Belief in many gods |
| Consumer/consumption | someone who uses something/ the act of using something |
| Revolution | the overthrow of a government by those who are governed |
| Inflation | An increase in the price level of goods and services. |
| Strike | stop work in order to press demands |
| Export | to send something out of one country into another to sell |
| distort | to bend, twist, stretch, or force something out of its usual or natural shape |
| uncomprehending | without any understanding |
| corpse | a dead body, especially of a human being |
| victim | somebody who is hurt or killed by somebody or something, especially in a crime, accident, or disaster |
| unleavened | made without yeast or other rising agent |
| preferred | something that one likes better or wants more. |
| fascinate | to hold somebody's attention completely or irresistibly |
| pounce | to jump or swoop suddenly toward or onto somebody or something, especially onto prey |
| mutter | to speak or say something quietly and indistinctly |
| deliberate | carefully thought out and done intentionally |
| drone | talk in a boring voice |
| steerage | the cheapest passenger accommodations on board a ship, usually in the area near the rudder and steering gear |
| bris | the religious circumcision ceremony for a Jewish boy |
| cordwood | wood for stacking |
| particular | relating to one person or thing out of several |
| deepset | having deep sockets |
| compensation | an amount of money or something else given to pay for loss, damage, or work done |
| saga | a long story or novel, or a series of stories or novels, often following the lives of a family or community over several generations |
| incident | something that happens, especially a single event |
| guttural | gruff-sounding |
| portent | an indication that something, often something unpleasant, is going to happen |
| undercurrent | a feeling or opinion felt to be present in a person or group, but not openly shown or expressed |
| plead | beg |
| parody | an anusing imitation or an attempt at imitation so poor it seems ridiculous |
| babushka | a traditional Russian grandmother figure |
| reserved | having a cool manner, being unemotional or not showing emotion |
| remnant | a small part of something that remains after the rest has gone |
| emigrate | to leave a place, especially a native country, to go and live elsewhere |
| rations | a fixed and limited amount of something, especially food, given to a person from what is available, especially during a time of shortage or a war |
| partisans | a member of a group that has taken up armed resistance against occupying enemy forces |
| Figurative language | Words that are used in ways that aren’t purely literal |
| Personification | Describing something not human by giving it human characteristics |
| Simile | a comparison that isn't literal and uses like or as |
| Metaphor | an untrue comparison that doesn't use like or as. |
| sea | a large body of water completely or partly surrounded by land |
| sediment | small particles of dirt, washed down a river and deposited at the mouth of the river |
| delta | a flat, low-lying land built up from soil carried downstream by a river and deposited at its mouth |
| industry | working to make products to sell |
| cyclone | a storm or system of winds that rotates around a center, advances at a speed of 20 to 30 miles an hour, and often brings heavy rain. |
| arable | land that is easily farmed |
| plume | The distribution of contaminated groundwater. |
| toxic | Dangerous or deadly to health. |
| rituals | established procedures for a ceremony, especially religious |
| chastisement | harsh criticism |
| dwelling | a shelter used for long time living |
| infraction | an act of breaking a rule or law |
| jeer | laugh at meanly |
| fret | worry |
| infringe | To violate, transgress or exceed the limits. |
| euphemism | The substitution of a mild or less negative word or phrase for a harsh or blunt one |
| palpable | able to be touched |
| utopia | a place of ideal perfection especially in laws, government, and social conditions |
| prestige | a high standing achieved through success or influence or wealth etc. |
| anthem | a song of devotion or loyalty (as to a nation or school) |
| drone | monotone: an unchanging intonation |
| retroactive | intended to apply or take effect at a date in the past |
| wheedle | to gain or get by coaxing or flattering |
| regulate | to bring order or method to |
| crescendo | a gradual increase especially in the loudness of music |
| apprehensive | nervous |
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