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Vocabulary 25 - 26
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| educator | someone who teaches people, usually in a group |
| compute | figure out by using math, or to determine by using a computer |
| knowledgeable | to have a wealth of information, to know a lot |
| recollection | a memory, something remembered |
| revelation | to learn something new, usually suddenly and by surprise |
| inquiry | to make a detailed examination of something |
| scrutiny | to learn by careful examination |
| deduce | come to a conclusion after carefully reviewing the facts |
| ascertain | to find out for certain |
| speculate | to think deeply about something, so as to theorize |
| assure | to state something positively, so as to remove doubt about it |
| reminisce | to think or talk about past experiences |
| ravage | to cause serious damage or destruction |
| convene | to come together for a purpose |
| melodrama | behavior characterized by exaggerated emotions |
| contribute | to give towards a cause |
| immigrate | to leave one's homeland and move abroad |
| reaction | an action in response to another action |
| relocate | to move to a new place and establish one's home or business there |
| shifting | changing |
| ajar | open |
| annihilate | to destroy completely |
| avert | to turn away from; to avoid |
| bizarre | unusual, very strange |
| canine | a dog; relating to or resembling a dog. |
| chastise | to rebuke or reprimand; to discipline |
| contagious | easily spread from person or organism to another through direct or indirect contact |
| culminate | to reach the highest point of development |
| deplore | feel or express strong disapproval |
| dialect | a particular form of a language which is peculiar to a specific region or social group |
| figment | a thing that someone believes to be real but that exists only in their imagination. |
| hover | remain in one place in the air |
| infamous | well known for a bad action or reason |
| pending | awaiting decision; waiting for |
| poised | to be composed; graceful; a self-assured manner |
| preposterous | not showing common sense; absurd |
| prior | before |
| radiant | shining or glowing brightly |
| saga | a long heroic story or series of events |
| spontaneous | without being planned |
| tedious | very long or tiresome |
| uncertainty | the state of not being sure |
| radical | representing or supporting thorough social or political change; extreme |
| peril | danger |
| placidly | calmly |
| hospitable | welcoming |
| torrent | a rapid, abundant stream |
| rubicund | red faced |
| visage | appearance |
| proffered | offered |
| presumptuous | overly bold in thought or action |
| talisman | charm |
| dubiously | with doubt |
| credulity | a tendency to readily believe something without determining if it is true |
| apathy | indifferent; unemotionally |
| audible | able to be heard |
| reverberate | resound or reecho |
Created by:
GerWiggins
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