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LA vocab 9 & 10
language voacabulary chapters 9 and 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| impel | to push or drive forward; to force, compel, or urge |
| potential | possible, but not having occured; the capacity for development |
| restore | to bring back to a former condition; to establish once more; to regain |
| assumption | the acto of taking something for granted; something that is assumed |
| controversey | an argument; a debate; a dispute, especially a long and public one |
| adapted | to change something to make it fit a new use; to adjsut to something new |
| basis | the support of foundation on which something rests; the main ingredient |
| petition | an earnest request; a written, group request; to formally request |
| omission | the act of or state of being left out |
| primitives | of, from, or like the earliest times; simple or crude; someone or something belonging to an early or simple society; an artist without formal training |
| immense | very large, enormous; boundless |
| creative | having the ability to create; imaginitive; having originality or expressivness |
| insoluble | ont able to be dissolved; not able to be solved |
| consecutive | following in order or without interruption; successive |
| feasible | capable of being accomplished or carried out; possible |
| durable | long-lasting; able to resist wear or decay; enduring |
| diction | a person's choice of words in speech or writing; manner of pronunciation in speaking or singing |
| ingenious | clever; skillfully inventive; resourceful; imaginative |
| hilarious | cheerfully funny; producing great amusment |
| ordeal | a painful or difficult experience |
| impracticable | not practicable : incapable of being performed or accomplished by the means employed or at command |
| Indispensable | not subject to being set aside or neglected; necessary; essential |
| Insatiable | incapable of being satisfied; quenchless |
| Perceptible | capable of being aware or understanding especially by the senses |
| Reprehensible | worthy of deserving critizism or harsh disapproval |
| Ameliorate | to make better or more tolerable; improve |