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ELA midterm
ELA Midterm Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diligent | Working with great care and effort |
| Eclipse | The total or parcial hiding of one heavenly body by another |
| Tentative | Not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain |
| Tranquil | Calm; Peaceful |
| Versatile | Able to do many things or to be used in many different ways |
| Attain | To reach; to arrive at |
| Flammable | Able to catch fire easily |
| Jeopardy | Danger |
| Pollute | To make impure or dirty |
| Stationary | Not moving |
| Peninsula | A piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water |
| Rural | Of or relating to the country and the people who live there. The villagers believe that a shopping mall has no place in a rural area |
| Sanctuary | A place of safety or shelter |
| Splendor | Magnificence; brilliance of appearance. |
| Squalid | Dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect. |
| Campaign | A series of actions intended to acomplish a goal |
| Integrate | To unite into a whole; specially to end the separation of races |
| Segregate | To keep separate or apart |
| Triumph | A noteworthy succes |
| Supreme | The highest in rank or position |
| Conspicuous | Easily or plainly seen |
| Eloquent | Skilled at speaking or writing; having the power to move people |
| Exhibit | To show in public |
| Pedestal | A base or support on which something stands |
| Persecute | To treat cruelly or harshly because of political, religious, or other differences |