Hoxie - Vocabulary Lessons 21 and 22
Quiz yourself by thinking what should be in
each of the black spaces below before clicking
on it to display the answer.
Help!
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| arid | adj - dry; desert-like OR lacking feeling or interest
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| dearth | n - a scare supply; an insufficiency of
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| devoid | adj - completely without something; lacking in
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| excerpt | n - a portion taken from a longer work
v - to take a portion from a longer work
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| exhaustive | adj - complete; including or considering all possibilities
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| integral | adj - essential or necessary parts of a whole
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| paltry | adj - very small and insignificant; lacking in importance
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| plethora | n - an excess of something; great abundance
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| replenish | v - to add to or fill up again
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| scant | adj - barely enough or sufficient; falling short in supply
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| ascribe | v - to identify in causing something; to attribute to
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| circumscribe | v - to enclose in a circle; to draw a line around OR to limit the power of
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| inscribe | v - to write, carve, or engrave words on a surface OR to enter into a formal record
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| nondescript | adj - lacking distinctive or individual feature
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| presribe | v - to give or recommend a s a medical treatment or remedy OR to set down a rule; to dictate
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| proscribe | v - to forbid; to prohibit OR to strongly criticize or condemn
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| scribe | n - a person who copies manuscripts and documents
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| scripture | n - sacred writing or books; passages from sacred writings
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| subscript | n - a small letter or number written below and to the right of a letter or number
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| transcribe | v - to make a full written copy of spoken material OR to adapt a song or composition of a voice or instrument other than the original
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Review the information in the table. When you are ready to quiz yourself you can hide individual columns or the entire table. Then you can click on the empty cells to reveal the answer. Try to recall what will be displayed before clicking the empty cell.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
To hide a column, click on the column name.
To hide the entire table, click on the "Hide All" button.
You may also shuffle the rows of the table by clicking on the "Shuffle" button.
Or sort by any of the columns using the down arrow next to any column heading.
If you know all the data on any row, you can temporarily remove it by tapping the trash can to the right of the row.
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