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Vocabulary for L.A.

vocab words for language arts

QuestionAnswer
Insatiable Incapable of being satiated (satisfied); always wantin more; unsatisfiable
Perceptible Able to be perceived (notice through one or more of the senses); detectable; dicernible
Impracticable Incapable of being put into prctice; un workable; impractical; impossible
Combustible Able to catch or be set on fire and burn easily; inflammable; ignitable
Imperturbable Incapable of being pertubed (agitated or disturbed); not easily; calm; cool
Unintelligible Incapable of being understood; difficult to comprehend; incomprehensible
Tenable capable of being held, maintained, or defended; defedable; justifiable
Exhaustible Capable of being exhausted (used up completely)
Indispensable Incapable of being done without; neccessary; imperative; essential
Reprehensible Deserving to be reprehended (blamed or scolded); blame worthy; censurable
Perpetuate Make perpetual (lastin forever of for a long time); cause to continue or be remembered; immortalize
Obliterate Make nonexistent; erase; efface; blot out; delete; remove all traces of; destroy completely
Necessitate Make necessary; require; demand
Invigorate Make strong; give vigor (strenth) to; fill with life and energy; enliven; strengthen
Incapacitate Make unable or unfit; deprive of capacity (ability to do something); diable
Humiliate Make someone feel ashamed; lower someone's pride or dignity; degrade; embarrass
Frustrate Make ineffectual; cause to have no effect; block; thwart
Facilitate Make easier; make less dificult
Appropiate Make oneslef the owner of something without permission or right; take possesion of; annex; steal
Ameliorate Make better; improve; become more tolerable
Affluent Wealth; rich; prosperosus; in possession of an abundance of money or property
Astute Shrewd; Clever; Crafty
Biased Favoring one side too much; partial; prejudiced
Conscentious 1. Always trying to do what is right; controlled by conseience(a sense of right and wrong that governs behavior); honest; scrupulous 2. careful; painstakin; meticulous
Destitute Lacking necessary things, such as food, shelter, or clothing; extremely poor; impoverished; indigent
Frugal Sparin; thriffty; not wasteful
Gullible Easily deceived of cheated; credulous
Impartial Not favoring one side more than the other; free of bias(prejudice); not partial
Lavish Too free in giving or spending; extravagent; prodigal
Unscrupulous Having no concern for what is morally right or proper; unconscionable
Aggression Unprovoked attack; warlike act; encroachment by one nation on th eterritory of another
Assailant Person whoe assails(violently attacks wiht blows or words); attacker
Belligerent Fond of Fighting; warlike; quarrelsome; pugnacious
Belligerent Nation engaged in a war; person involved in a fight; warrior
Implacable Unable to be placated(made peaceful); unappeasable; unrelenting; unforgiving
Intimidate Make timid(fearful); frighten; scare; discourage from acting by threats or violence
Invincible Incapable of being vanquished(conquered, defeated, or subdued); insuperable; unsurmountable
Mercenary Solider serving for pay in a foreign army
Mercenary Serving merely for a pay or gain; greedy
Pugilist Prizefighter; boxer; person who fights with fists
Strife Bitter conflict; fighting; discord; antagonism
Vanquish Subdue by superior force; conquer; defeat; overcome
Created by: pugajai
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