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Midterm Vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Diligent | Working with great care and effort |
| Eclipse | The total or partcial hiding of one leaverly bodyto another. |
| Tentative | Not fully worked out or final; hesitating or uncertain. |
| Tranquil | Calm and peaseful. |
| Versatile | Able to do many things or to be used n many different ways. |
| Attain | To reach or to achieve 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. |
| Sanctuary | A place of safety or shelter. |
| Splendor | Magnificent or brilliant of appearance. |
| Squalid | Dirty and unfit for living, especially as a result of neglect. |
| Campaign | A series of actions intended to accomplish a goal. |
| Integrate | To unite into a goal to end the separation of races. |
| Segregate | To keep separate or apart. |
| Triumph | A noteworthy success. |
| Supreme | The highest in rank or position. |
| Conspicuous | Easily or plainly scene. |
| 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. |