voc u1-3 all vocab!
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Created by:
carsonrox41 on September 29, 2009
Description:
all of the vocabulary words for units one through unit three. the test is after ITBS testing so start studying now!
Classes:
7th grade, the flying tacos!!!
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adage | noun; a wise saying |
| bonanza | noun; a very large amount |
| churlish | adjective; rude |
| citadel | noun; a fortress that overlooks and protects a city; fort |
| collaboratte | verb; to work together |
| decree | noun, verb; an order having the force of law |
| discordant | adjective; disagreeable in sound |
| evolve | verb; to develope gradually |
| excerpt | noun, verb; a passage taken from a book, article, etc |
| grope | verb; to feel about hesitantly with the hands |
| hover | verb; to fload or hang suspended over |
| jostle | verb; to bump, push |
| laggard | noun, adjective; a person who moves slowly, falling behind |
| plaudits | noun, plural; applause |
| preclude | verb; to make impossible |
| revert | verb; to go back |
| rubble | noun; broken stone or bricks, ruins |
| servile | adjective; behaving like or suitable for a slave or a servant |
| vigil | noun; a watch |
| wrangle | verb, noun; a noisy quarrel |
| antics | noun, plural; pranks |
| avowed | adjective, participle; sworn |
| banter | noun, verb; tease |
| bountiful | adjective; plentiful |
| congested | adjective; participle; overcrowded |
| detriment | noun; loss |
| durable | adjective, noun, plural; sturdy, lasting for a long time |
| enterprising | adjective; willing and able to start something new |
| frugal | adjective; avoiding waste |
| gingerly | adjective, adberb; with extreme care |
| glut | verb, noun; to feed or fill to the point of overstuffing |
| incognito | adjective, adverb, noun; in a disguised state |
| invalidate | verb; cancel |
| legendary | adjective; existing in old stores |
| maim | verb; injure, disfigure |
| minimize | verb; to make as small as possible |
| oblique | adjective; diagonal |
| veer | verb; to change direction or course suddenly |
| venerate | verb; to look up to, worship |
| wanton | adjective, noun; heartless, a spoiled, pampered person |
| allot | verb; to assign |
| amass | verb; to bring together |
| audacious | adjective; bold |
| comply | verb; to yield to a request |
| devoid | adjective; not having |
| elite | noun, adjective; cream of the crop |
| grapple | noun, verb; an iron hook used to grap |
| incapacitate | verb; disable |
| instigate | verb; start |
| longevity | noun; long life |
| myriad | adjective, noun; in very great numbers |
| perspective | noun; a point of view |
| perturb | verb; to disturb |
| prodigious | adjective; gigantic |
| relevant | adjective; related to the matter |
| skittish | adjective; nervous, jumpy |
| tether | noun; a rope or chain used to fasten somthing to a fixed object |
| unison | noun; together |
| vie | verb; to compete, to strive for victory |
| willful | adjective; done on purpose |
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