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vocab set #2(part A)
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abstract | a summary; to remove |
| accord | to grant or bestow upon |
| adulterate | to make impure |
| agronomy | scientific agriculture |
| analogue | something similar in some way to something else |
| annunciate | to announce; proclaim |
| antiseptic | lacking emotion or animation |
| appropriate | to set aside (for a specific purpose) |
| arabesque | a pose in ballet |
| aseptic | lacking emotions |
| aside | something spoken so that only certain people will hear |
| assay | the result of a test |
| aver | to affirm |
| bearing | a compass direction |
| bereft | deprived (esp. of a loved one, due to death) |
| bolt | a roll of cloth; a short arrow made for a crossbow |
| breakers | strong ocean waves (that break into foam on the shore) |
| capital | excellent; first rate |
| catcall | a shrill cry made to express ridicule |
| cloister | a place devoted to religious seclusion |
| colloid | a substance containing tiny, suspended particles that are evenly spaced (can be a gas, solid, or liquid) |
| commandeer | to seize (esp. for a military purpose) |
| conflate | to fuse together; to confuse separated ideas |
| consign | to entrust to |
| constituent | a part of a whole; someone empowered to elect |
| contrive | to plan or achieve in a clever way; to plot with evil intent |
| convection | transmission or conveyance; heat transfer through motion |
| corpuscle | a singular, unattached particle (ex: proton or a blood cell) |
| couch | to express (esp. using words of a certain kind) |
| countermand | to reverse an order or command; an order that reverses a previous order |
| dapple | to cover with spots (esp. of different colors) |
| debunk | to expose as false |
| derogat | to belittle; to disparage |
| desertification | the process of becoming a desert (typically to abuse or climate) |
| dingy | dirty with grime; shabby or worn |
| dirigible | capable of being steered; a lighter-than-air craft that can be steered |
| disabuse | to free from deception or misconception |
| discouse | communication; the formal discussion of a subject (ex: a sermon) |
| disembarras | to free from an undisirable situation |
| drone | a person who avoids work |
| ecclesiastical | pertaining to a church |
| endonsperm | food stored in a seed for the plant's early development |
| epithet | a term used to characterize (esp. in a contemptuous manner) [ex: "nerd"] |
| expropriate | to take something away from its owner (esp. for public use) |
| fecund | intellectually productive |
| flag | to become weak; to hang limply |
| flounce | to move in a impatient, annoyed manner |
| flume | an artificial waterway |
| footloose | independent and free to do as one pleases |
| foppish | vain (preoccupied with appearance or manners) |
| formidable | difficult |
| foutainhead | a spring that is the start of a stream; a source or origin |
| fractious | irritable (easily made angry); unruly (hard to manage) |
| fray | a fight or conflict |
| fumlinate | to denounce ferociously |
| garret | an attic |
| graft | use on one's position for dishonesty |
| idolatry | blind or excessive devotion |
| impish | mischeivous |
| impress | to produce a vivid image of |
| impunity | immunity from punishment |
| indisposition | a slight illness or ailment; an unwilling to do something |
| inept | innappropriate |
| interpolate | to estimate a value between two known values |
| inveigle | to ensnare by flattery |
| kindred | a group of related people; having a similar origin or character |
| leaven | to enliven; to lighten |
| levee | a reception in honor of someone |
| levy | to collect something by authority; that which is collected |
| litany | a repeat series |
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johne331
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