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Vocab #15
for honors english
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| expedient | Adjective-Appropriate to purpose or useful in achieving a goal Noun-means to an end |
| expedite | verb-to help or hurry the progress of something Of business to perform quickly |
| impede | verb- to hinder; to block the way of |
| pedigree | noun-a line or list of ancestors, especially of a distinguished kind A recorded line of descent showing pure breeding of animals |
| pedometer | non-a device that calculates distance travled by counting the number of steps taken |
| antipodes | noun- any two places on opposite sides of the earth something that is the exact oppoiste of or contrary to something else |
| peon | noun-a poor laborer or farm worker of latin american or the southwestern united states, especially one bound to Landlord |
| podiarty | noun- the study and treatment of foot ailments |
| podium | noun-an elevated platform for an orchestra conductor or lecturer; a dais |
| agression | noun-the act of habit of launching attacks; invasion -hostile action or behavior |
| degradation | noun-reduction in rank or status, especially of office or diginty -Lowering of moral or intellectual character |
| Digress | verb-To stray from the main topic in wirtting or speaking; to |
| gradation | noun- A systematic progression through a series of stages |
| gradient | noun- An incline or slope; the rate of incline |
| regress | verb- to go back; to return to a former or less developed conditionn |