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English vocab Final
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| deportation | n. An official order telling someone to leave a country; expulsion |
| portable | adj. Able to be carried of moved about |
| portfolio | n. a container for holding and carrying papers, drawings, or records. |
| rapport | n. A relationship based on feelings of agreement and trust; positive feelings. |
| admit | v. 1 To allow one to enter, send in, receive. 2. To confess own up to , acknowledge. |
| emit | v. To send forth or release; to give off energy |
| missile | n. An object, such as a rocket or torpedo, that can be launched or sent to hit something at a distance; a projectile |
| mission | n. 1. A job one is sent to do; a goal or purpose 2. A church set up to do religious work. |
| omit | v. To leave out, to exclude |
| submit | v. 1. To be controlled by, to accept the rule of. 2. To send for consideration |
| divert | v. 1. To turn aside or in another. 2. To entertain or amuse |
| reverse | adj. Causing movement backward. v. To change or turn in a different direction |
| versatile | adj. Talented, not limited, able to turn easily from one thing to another. |
| version | n. A way of presenting, a point of view |
| versus | prep. 1. Against 2. In contrast to. |
| vertebrate | n. A creature with a spine or backbone |
| contradictory | adj. Inclined to say the opposite or deny; inconsistent |
| contrary | adj. Inclined to oppose and be stubborn, opposite. |
| contrast | v. To point out differences; to set apart one as unlike another n. Difference |
| controversial | adj. Debatable, stirring up opinions that turn against each other and clash. |
| commander | n. A person who is in charge, a leader |
| management | n. (1)The act of directing and controlling (2)The people in charge of a business, such as the directors and supervisors. |
| maneuver | v. To move or manage cleverly or skillfully |
| manicure | v. To trim and clip carefully, particularly the finger nails |
| manual | adj. Work that requires physical effort n. a guide book |
| manuscript | n. The material for a book or article that is submitted to a printer or publisher |
| dissolve | v. To become liquid, to break apart |
| solution | n. The answer, The result of dissolving a substance in liquid |
| soluble | adj. Able to be dissolved |
| solvent | n. A liquid that dissolves another substance |
| cosmopolitan | adj. Representative of many countries |
| metropolitan | adj. Having to do with a city and its surrounding communities |
| policy | n. A plan for action, a governing principle |
| politician | n. A person who is running for, or serving in, political office |
| gene | n. a unit of the cells of living things that determines which our genes |
| generation | n. The average time from the birth of parents to the birth of their child |
| generosity | n. The act of giving to others, willingness to contribute |
| international | adj. Between, among, or relating to two or more countries |
| nationality | n. The condition of belonging to a particular nation |
| naturalize | v. To become a citizen of one country after being born in another |
| inspire | v. To motivate, guide, or influence; to give hope and courage |
| perspire | v. To cool the body by emitting water through the pores, to sweat |
| respiration | n. The act of breathing |
| spirited | adj. Having inner drive, lively, excited |
| photogenic | adj. Looking attractive when photographed |
| photosynthesis | n. The formation of food in plants by means of sunlight |
| telephoto | adj. A type of camera lens that makes it possible to take a close up picture of a distant object |
| Flamingo | n. a bird with a long neck and long legs and pink or red feathers |
| flammable | adj. Easily set on fire, able to burn |
| inflammation | n. A condition of soreness, swelling, irritation |