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English 12
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 |
| convict | found guilty of a crime by a court of law |
| penitentiary | a prison for people convicted of serious crimes |
| folklore | fictionalized stories passed through generations |
| biography | a written account of someone’s life |
| protest | a public expression of objection or disapproval |
| Impelled | driven forward; urged to take action by a strong force |
| Languorously | in a relaxed, dreamy, or pleasantly lazy manner |
| Incredulous | unwilling to believe; showing disbelief or skepticism |
| Furtively | in a secretive, stealthy manner; avoiding notice |
| Pendulous | hanging down loosely; drooping or swaying freely |
| delicacy | an expensive or rare food item |
| fortitude | strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage |
| graceful | having elegance and beauty of movement or expression |
| malice | ill will; the intention or desire to do evil |
| sovereign | greatest in status, authority, or power |
| intractable | difficult to control; stubborn |
| ruse | a trick or ploy intended to trick someone |
| stratification | a system or classification made up of various layers |
| superfluous | more than is needed or wanted |
| vicarious | felt or imagined through someone else doing it |
| boisterous | loud and chaotic |
| filial | relating to a child's duty to their parents |
| insolence | an attitude of rudeness or disrespect |
| retrograde | moving backward or declining |
| trappings | clothing or other outward characteristics |
| bound | to form a boundary |
| initiation | an act meant to set something in motion |
| raze | to destroy entirely |
| relentlessness | the state of being unwilling to give up |
| stroke | sudden brain damage from blocked blood flow |
| tyrannous | exercising power in a cruel way |
| agony | extreme physical or mental suffering |
| aver | to state or declare with confidence |
| spectre | ghost or phantom |
| gossamer | delicate, filmy cobwebs or material |
| discern | to figure out or recognize something |
| forlorn | pitifully sad and abandoned |
| penance | voluntary self-punishment |
| dread | extreme fear or anxiety |
| abate | to lessen or reduce in intensity |
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