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US History Writing
SEEK US History Writing Vocabulary Words IEW
Question | Answer |
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Perilous | dangerous |
secluded | kept apart from everything else |
flank | to be placed at the side of |
transfixed | motionless with amazement |
pillar (building) | slender upright column used to support a roof |
pillar (person) | one who stronly supports a work or cause |
askew | not lined up straight |
prosperity | the state of being successful |
endeavor | to make a major effort; attempt |
appalled | surprised and dismayed |
hostile | unfriendly; unfavorable to one's well-being |
subside | to sink or fall to the bottom;settle |
subside | to become less in strength or violence |
squander | to waste |
waver | to be uncertain; to fluctate; to swing back and forth |
audacious | bold; daring |
provoke | to make angry; to annoy |
provoke | to arouse to action or feeling |
indignant | angry about something that is unfair,mean,or bad |
confront | to come face to face with; to apose |
frivolous | not serious or important;silly |
resolve | to make a firm desicion |
resolve | to bring a conclusion |
animosity | a feeling of resentment that could lead to violence; hostility |
contemplate | to regard thoughtfully |
cunning | sly or clever |
diligent | hard-working |
fathom | to comprehend (understand) in depth |
gravity | seriousness |
inevitable | unavoidable; bound to happen |
impotent | powerless |
coax | to try to pursuade by gentle but constant asking or other measures |
presume | to suppose to be true |
presume | to act without permission or authority |
imperative | necessary |
persevere | to keep on. to persist |
warily | on guard; alert or looking out for danger |
vehemently | intensly; strongly or violently |
placidly | calmly; peacfully |
destined | to be determined or established ahead of time |
reverently | with feeling of deep respect |
adept | skilled, expert |
compliant | submissive, yielding |
solemn | serious and thoughtful; formal or stately |
deliberate (verb) | to consider; to reflect upon (verb) |
deliberate (adj) | decided upon as a result of careful thought (adjective) |
compel | to force |
enthrall | to charm or captivate; to hold spellbound |
obstinate | stubborn; clinging unreasonably to an opinion, purpose or course |
tyrant | a cruel or brutal ruler; any oppressor |
zealous | enthusiastically devoted to sometihngs ; fervent |
exemplary | outstanding ; worthy of imitation |
affirm | to declare positivley ; to mainitain to be true |
espouse | to marry |
espouse | to support or adopt a cause or theory |
incessant | unceasing ; never ending |
potential | capable of becoming real |
prominent | well known, leading , outstanding |
prominent | attracting attention as by size or position |
privily | privately |
scrutinize | to examine closely |
implement | to put into practice |
trepidation | fear ; nervous trembling |
tedious | lond and tiring |