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unit 9-12 review
english 10
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| factory | a buliding where things are made |
| confidant | one to whom seecreats or private mateers are told |
| remit | to send (money) |
| homogeneous | same or similar nature of kind of something |
| graduation | receipt of academic degree or diplomia upon completion of studies |
| bibliophile | a lover or collector of books |
| perennial | lasting throught the year or through many years |
| accredited | to supply with credentials: authorized |
| euphony | agreeable sound |
| psychology | the study of mental processes and behavior |
| respiration | the act of inhaling and exhaling: breathing |
| maritime | of, relating to adjacent to the sea |
| transmit | to send: to spread across |
| verbosity | the use of an excessive amount of words |
| manual | done by: use by: operated by hands |
| transcription | a full written copy: "write across" |
| inaudible | impossible to hear |
| nausea | a feeling of sickness in the stomach; seasickness |
| anniversary | the annual recurring date of a past event |
| incognito | with one's identity concealed or disguised |
| soliloquy | thoughts or feelings of a character spoken when alone |
| cognizance | conscious knowledge; observance |
| paradox | opinion, belief that appears to contradict itself |
| proceed | to continue to go forward |
| interject | to throw between |
| manicure | the care of hands and fingernails |
| contemporary | a person living during the same time period as another |
| facsimile | something made similar; reproduction, copy |
| demagogue | a leader of the people |
| adjacent | close to, "thrown" near |
| epidermis | the outer protection layer of skin |
| heterodox | not in agreement with accepted opinion or belief |
| lunatic | insane; a person affected by the moon |
| microcosm | a small representative system having analogies to a larger configuration |
| audiophile | one who loves sound |
| project | to throw forward |
| eulogy | positive words spoken about a deceased person |
| sentimental | appealing to emotions, feelings |
| homophone | having the same sound but different spelling, origin, meaning |
| psychedelic | marked with hallucinations, mental distortions |
| transcontinental | spanning or crossing a continent |
| zoology | the branch of biology that deals with animals |
| carnivore | a flesh-eating animal |
| inquisitive | unduly curious and seeking knowledge |
| voracious | consuming or eating great amounts of food |
| transport | to carry from one place to another |
Created by:
Brooke Raney
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