Lesson 1 Challenge Words Level B
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savannanicole13 on November 4, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
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 imperturbable | incapable of being upset or agitated; not easily excited; calm |
| perambulate | to walk through, about, or over; travel through; traverse. |
| perigee | the point in the orbit of a heavenly body, esp. the moon, or of an artificial satellite at which it is nearest to the earth. |
| perpetuity | the property of being perpetual (seemingly ceaseless) |
| perspicacious | having keen mental perception and understanding; discerning: to exhibit perspicacious judgment. |
| pertinacious | holding tenaciously to a purpose, course of action, or opinion; resolute. |
| perturb | to disturb or disquiet greatly in mind; agitate. |
| pervade | to become spread throughout all parts of |
| repercussion | 1. an effect or result, often indirect or remote, of some event or action |
| collate | to gather or arrange in their proper sequence (the pages of a report, the sheets of a book, the pages of several sets of copies, etc.). |
| oblate | flattened at the poles, as a spheroid generated by the revolution of an ellipse about its shorter axis |
| prelate | an ecclesiastic of a high order, as an archbishop, bishop, etc.; a church dignitary. |
| proffer | to put before a person for acceptance; offer. |
| superlative | of the highest kind, quality, or order; surpassing all else or others; supreme; extreme |
| vociferous | crying out noisily; clamorous |
| detente | a relaxing of tension, esp. between nations, as by negotiations or agreements. |
| entente | an arrangement or understanding between two or more nations agreeing to follow a particular policy with regard to affairs of international concern. |
| portend | to indicate in advance; to foreshadow or presage, as an omen does: |
| tendentious | having or showing a definite tendency, bias, or purpose: |
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