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ELA U3 Vocab
ELA U3 Vocab Study Resource
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| contribute (v) | give to cause, event, project |
| consistent (n) | keeping to the same principles |
| maintain (v) | keeping up to something |
| observation (n) | act of watching or noticing |
| sufficient (adj) | enough |
| covetous (adj) | greedy and jealous |
| morose (adj) | gloomy |
| solemnized (v) | honored or remembered |
| resolute (adj) | determined |
| Bedlam (n) | hospital in London for the mentally ill |
| impossible (adj) | disagreeable, unreasonable |
| liberality (n) | generosity |
| Humbug (interjection) | nonsense |
| malcontent (n) | person who is always unhappy |
| miser (n) | greedy person who keeps and refuses to spend money |
| misanthrope (n) | a person who hates everyone |
| specter (n) | ghost |
| apparition (n) | ghost |
| rapt (adj) | giving complete attention |
| parallel (adj) | having the same direction or nature |
| altered (adj) | changed in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way |
| strive (v) | make great efforts to achieve or obtain something |
| dispelled (v) | make (a doubt, feeling, or belief) disappear |
| earnest (adj) | resulting from or showing sincere and intense conviction |
| infinitely (adv) | to an infinite extent or amount; without limit |
| permit (v) | give authorization or consent to (someone) to do something |
| release (v) | allow or enable to escape from confinement; set free |
| contact (n) | the state or condition of physical touching |
| Prefix mal- | bad |
| Prefix para- | beside, near, along side |