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Ferguson AP English
Ferguson AP 11 English List 1
| word | definition |
|---|---|
| aeon | (n) an extremely long period or time |
| alluvial | (adj) pertaining to soil left by running water |
| arboreal | (adj) pertainning to trees |
| astral | (adj) pertaining to the stars |
| attrition | (n) a grinding down or wearing away |
| bibliophile | (n) lover of books |
| bibliophobe | (n) hater of books |
| bucolic | (adj) pertaining to the country; rural; pastoral |
| canine | (adj) pertaining to dogs |
| constellation | (n) a group of stars or of distinguished people |
| cynosure | (n) anything that guides or directs and is therefore the center of attention |
| deluge | 1. (v) to flood or overwhelm 2. (n) a flood or overwhelming rush |
| denizen | (n) an inhabitant |
| desiccant | 1. (n) drying agent 2. (adj) drying |
| diurnal | 1. (adj) daily 2. of the daylight hours |
| empirical | (adj) based on experiment and observation |
| erode | (v) to wear away |
| ethnology | (n) the study of the comparative cultures of various peoples |
| extant | (adj) still existing |
| extinct | (adj) no longer existing |
| exotic | (adj) strange; foreign |
| fallow | (adj) left uncultivated |
| garland | (n) a wreath |
| hibernal | (adj) wintery |
| hibernate | (v) to spend the winter in a dormant state |
| humid | (adj) damp; moist |
| hybrid | (adj) anything of mixed parentage or origin |
| indigenous | (adj) native |
| inundate | (v) to flood or deluge |
| kaleidoscope | (adj) changing or different with respect to scene, pattern, or color |
| lacteal | (adj) milky |
| luminary | (n) a shining light, such aas a sun or moon or a famous notable person |
| miry | (adj) swampy; muddy |
| morass | (n) bog; swamp |
| nocturnal | (adj) pertaining to the night |
| nomadic | (adj) wandering as a way of life |
| numismatics | (n) study or collection of coins and medals |
| pastoral | (adj) pertaining to the country or rural life |
| philatelist | (n) stamp collector |
| pieboald | (adj) covered with patches of two colors, often black and white |
| predatory | (adj) living by exploiting, stealing from, or killing others |
| prohensile | (adj) adapted for grasping, as a monkey's tail |
| pristine | (adj) in its original state, esp. in the sense of being uncorrupted or unspoiled |
| quay | (n) wharf or pier, usually of concrete or stone |
| rill | (n) a little brook |
| tenuous | (adj) thin; slender or fine, as a line or thread |
| terrestrial | (adj) pertaining to the planet Earth or to land |
| urban | (adj) pertaining to a city |
| vernal | (adj) pertaining to the spring |
| vestige | (n) a trace or sign, usually remaining from the past |
| viscous | (adj) sticky; gelatinous, gluey |
| winnow | (v) to sift or separate, as the wheat from the chaff |
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