Language Arts Vocabulary 9/1/2012 1st 9 Weeks
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alextolbert17 on September 1, 2012
Subjects:
language arts, reading, spelling
Description:
For Mr. Swain's Gifted/Advanced Language Arts Class (Units 1-4)
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80 terms
Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adage | proverb, wise saying |
| bonanza | rich mass of ore in a mine; valuable |
| churlish | lacking politeness or good manners |
| citadel | fortress |
| collaborate | work together |
| decree | an order having the force of law |
| discordant | disagreeable in sound, jarring |
| evolve | to develop gradually |
| excerpt | passage taken from a literary work (book, article, etc) |
| grope | feel about hesitantly with the hands |
| hover | to float or hang suspended over |
| jostle | to make or force one's way by shoving |
| laggard | a person who moves slowly or falls behind |
| plaudits | applause |
| preclude | to make impossible |
| revert | to return, go back |
| rubble | broken stone or bricks, ruins |
| servile | of or relating to a slave |
| vigil | a watch, especially at night |
| wrangle | to quarrel or argue in a noisy, angry way |
| antics | ridiculous and unpredictable behavior |
| avowed | declared openly and without shame |
| banter | to exchange playful remarks, tease |
| bountiful | giving freely, plentiful |
| congested | overcrowded to excess |
| detriment | harm or loss |
| durable | sturdy, long lasting |
| enterprising | energetic, willing and able to start something new |
| frugal | economical |
| gingerly | with extreme care or caution |
| glut | to provide more than is needed or wanted |
| incognito | in a disguised state |
| invalidate | to make valueless |
| legendary | described in well known stories |
| maim | to cripple |
| minimize | make as small as possible |
| oblique | slanting or sloping; not straightforward |
| veer | to change direction or course suddenly |
| venerate | to regard with reverence |
| wanton | reckless, heartless, unjustifiable |
| allot | to assign or distribute in shares |
| amass | to bring together |
| audacious | bold, adventurous |
| comply | yield to a request or command |
| devoid | not having or using, lacking |
| elite | the choice part of a group of people or things |
| grapple | an iron hook used to grab and hold |
| incapacitate | to deprive of strength or ability |
| instigate | to urge on |
| longetivity | long life |
| myriad | in very great numbers |
| perspective | a point of view |
| pertub | to trouble, make uneasy |
| prodigious | immense |
| relevant | related to the matter at hand |
| skittish | extremely nervous and easily frightened |
| tether | a rope or chain used to fasten something to a fixed object |
| unison | sounding together |
| vie | to compete |
| willful | stubbornly self-willed |
| annul | to reduce to nothing |
| blasé | indifferent, bored as a result of having many pleasures |
| bolster | to support, to give a boost to |
| deplore | to feel or express regret or disaproval |
| frivolous | of little importance |
| muster | to bring together for service or battle |
| nonentity | a person or thing of no importance |
| obsess | to trouble, haunt, or fill the mind |
| ornate | elaborately decorated |
| oust | to remove, drive out of a position or place |
| peruse | to read thoroughly and carefully |
| porous | full of tiny holes |
| promontory | A high point of land extending into water |
| prone | lying face down |
| qualm | pang of conscience |
| recourse | a person or thing turned to for help or advice |
| residue | a remainder |
| solicitous | showing concern or care |
| staid | serious and dignified |
| sustain | to support, to nourish |
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