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Honors Eng 10
Chapter 4
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| aggressor | Person or nation that initiates hostilities or makes an unprovoked attack; assailant; invader |
| Aggression | unprovoked attack; assult; invasion |
| Altitude | height ;elevation; high position ;eminence |
| calamity | great misfortune;catastrophe; disaster |
| calamitous | disastrous; catastrophic |
| congregate | come together into a crowd; assemble; gather |
| convene | meet in a group for a specific purpse |
| convention | treaty; agreement |
| cordiality | friendliness;warmth of regard; amiability |
| Cordial | warm and friendly; gracious;hearty |
| Crony | close companion;intimate friend;chum;associate |
| deliberately | 1. in a certain thought out manne; purposely;intentionally. 2. in an unhurriend manner;slowly |
| dispense | 1. deal out; distribute 2. (followed by the preposition with) do without;forgo |
| dubious | doubtful;uncertain; questionable |
| Extremity | very end; utmost limit;border |
| forecast | predict;fortell;prophesy;prognosticate |
| hibernate | spend the winter in a dormant or inactice state as some animals do |
| host | 1.large number;multitude;throng;crowd;flock 2. person who receives or entertains a guest or guests at home or elsewhere(note also a hostess-a woman who serves as a host.) |
| intimidate | frighten; influence by fear;cow;overawe;coerce |
| preface | introduction to a book or speech; foreword; prologue;preamble; exordium |
| preface | introduce or begin with a preface; usher in; precede |
| recoil | draw back because of a fear or disgust;shrink; wince; flinch |
| reflection | 1. thoguht especially careful thought; cogitation;deliberation |
| relinquish | give up;abandon;let go; release; surrender;cede |
| tolerate | endure;bear;put up with; accept;permit |
| tolerable | bearable; endurable |