1)Lasting for an indefinitely long time 2)Continuing regularly 3)Living longer than two years(said especially of plants)

1)To penetrate through spaces 2)To spread throughout

1)To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles

1)To postpone or delay 2)To yeild respectful to the opinion or will of another

1)To use available evidence to form a conclusion 2)To guess

1)To engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or rivalry 2)To assert; to put forward in argument

1)purpose 2)Concentrating on or dedicated to an idea or action

1)The sharp striking of one thing against another 2) Instruments that make a sound when struck 3) Describing the striking of a substance or a musical instrument

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Lesson 1 Vocab

Mr. Hughes English Class

Vocab Word	Defonition	Example Sentances
perennial	1)Lasting for an indefinitely long time 2)Continuing regularly 3)Living longer than two years(said especially of plants)	1) Mother Goose rhymes have remained perennial favorites with children 2)A perennial remark of parents is "Things were different when I was your age" 3) Perennial shrubs like roses and lilacs satisfy gardeners because they smell good.
permeate	1)To penetrate through spaces 2)To spread throughout	1)Pollution from automobiles and smokestacks permeate the air.
perservere	1)To hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles	1)Elizabeth Blackwell, the first woman doctor in the Unted States, perservered despite ridicule and exclusion
defer	1)To postpone or delay 2)To yeild respectful to the opinion or will of another	1)Schools and colleges sometimes defer admission, accepting students later in the year 2)The country decided to defer to their new leader due to his side wisdom.
dilatory	1)Tending to delay or postpone	1)Many Americans felt elation when two Apollo astronauts took their first steps on the moon in 1996
infer	1)To use available evidence to form a conclusion 2)To guess	1)The jury inferred from the testimony that the defendant was guilty. 2)You can't infer tha tpeople have talent just because they are celebrities
contend	1)To engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or rivalry 2)To assert; to put forward in argument	1)Cyclists on the Tour de France contend not only with each other, but also with dehydration and fatigue 2)The doctor contended that children should be vaccinated againt polio.
intent	1)purpose 2)Concentrating on or dedicated to an idea or action	1)The intent of Christopher Columbus was to find a new sea route 2)Girls who were intent on joining Little League won the righ to do so in 1974
percussion	1)The sharp striking of one thing against another 2) Instruments that make a sound when struck 3) Describing the striking of a substance or a musical instrument	1)The familiar percussion of wood on leather let us know that baseball practice has begun 2)Percussion in an orchestra includes drum, cymbals, tympani, xylophone, and piano 3)Small children use kitchen pots and pans as percussion instruments

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