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Midterm vocab
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| diligent | Working with great care and effort |
| eclipse | the total or partial hiding of one heavenly body over another |
| tenative | not fully worked. Out or final;hesitating or uncertain |
| tranquil | calm;peaceful |
| versatile | Able to do many different things or to be used in many different ways |
| attain | to reach; to arrive at |
| flammable | able to cath 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 people who live there. |
| sanctuary | a piece of safety or shelter Protection offered by such a place |
| splendor | magnifecence;brilliance of appearance |
| Squalid | filth;misery |
| Campaign | a series of actions intended to accomplish a goal A series of military actions in a particular area |
| integrate | to unite into an entire whole;especially to end the seperation |
| segregate | to keep seperate or apart |
| triumph | a networthy succses To win |
| supreme | the highest in rank or position |
| conspicuous | easily or plain 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 harshley because of political, religious, or other differences |