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English 9
Semester 2 Vocabulary
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| civic | about being part of a community and helping that community |
| sustainability | keeping something working for a long time |
| empathy | understanding how someone else feels |
| initiative | starting a project or idea on your own |
| resilient | able to bounce back after trouble or injury |
| demonstrator | a person who takes part in a public protest or march |
| disperse | to scatter or drive off in different directions |
| barricade | an improvised barrier to block passage or control crowds |
| suppression | the act of forcibly putting an end to something (such as a protest) |
| formation | an organized arrangement of people or troops |
| elude | escape the notice of; avoid detection by |
| inexplicable | incapable of being explained, interpreted, or accounted for |
| legitimate | reasonable; justified; following the rules or law |
| defiant | disobedient; openly and boldly resisting |
| sinewy | strong; firm; tough; stringy |
| assurance | confidence inspired by a statement |
| deluge | to overwhelm with a large amount |
| intricate | detailed or complicated, with many parts or steps |
| pursue | to try to do or achieve something |
| shrine | a place of worship |
| apocryphal | being of questionable authenticity |
| enthrall | to hold the attention of |
| endure | to suffer patiently for a period of time |
| intensely | to a great degree |
| host | a large group of people or things |
| critical | urgently needed; absolutely necessary |
| imperative | a command or order |
| proverbial | referring to a well-known saying |
| squander | to waste in a reckless manner |
| treacherous | untrustworthy; dangerous |
| deplete | to use up; to reduce |
| devise | to create or invent something for a particular purpose |
| formidable | causing fear or dread; intimidating |
| potential | possible; capable of happening or becoming real |
| suffice | to be what is needed; to be enough |
| epoch | a period of time characterized by specific events |
| impending | about to happen; threatening to happen |
| inherent | existing as an essential component or characteristic |
| progressive | something that happens gradually, over time |
| trajectory | the path an object takes as it travels through air or space |
| enmity | hostility or hatred |
| expound | to explain in detail |
| vivacious | lively and full of energy |
| resolution | a formal statement or a firm decision |
| devote | to give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause |
| acute | highly perceptive; keen |
| emerge | to come out or into view |
| maxim | a phrase expressing a general truth |
| confer | to grant or give something |
| exploit | a bold or adventurous act |
| advocate | to solicit support for an idea or person |
| aloof | not involved or interested; removed or distant |
| sordid | wretched, dirty, or distasteful |
| manifestly | easily understood or plainly visible |
| restive | running out of patience for something |
| bewilderment | confusion; state of being baffled |
| conduct | the way in which a person behaves |
| considerable | large in number, amount, extent, or degree |
| envious | showing desire for what someone else has |
| rigid | incapable of compromise or making concessions |
| interrupt | to stop or cause a break in something |
| suspicious | showing or feeling distrust or doubt |
| assume | to accept to be true without proof |
| simultaneously | happening at the same time |
| proceed | to move ahead in a course of action |
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