Vocabulary Test #6
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lisaapple96 on December 1, 2009
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 detract | (v) take away a part from; wander off topic |
| renascent | (adj) born again; becoming strong/alive again |
| abstract | (adj) not concrete; hard to understand (away from the main point) |
| native | (adj) originally living or growing in a region or country; local; natural to one place; born in (California Poppies are a species ____ to San Francisco) |
| tractor | (noun) a powerful vehicle that PULLS heavy loads |
| incarnate | (verb) to embody in human form |
| intractable | (adj) difficult to manage |
| antecedent | (n) something that comes before another thing (the Boston Tea Party was antecedent to the Amer. Revolution) |
| enamored (of) | (adj) to be in love with; infatutuated with (he was _____ of chocolate pudding and Jessica Alba, not necessarily in that order) |
| innate | (adj) inside, born within (left- or right-handedness is an _____ trait) |
| predestine | (v) decree or determine BEFOREhand |
| amity | (n) friendship; state of peace/getting along |
| amicable | (adj) friendly |
| precocious | (adj) maturing early/young |
| voracious | (adj) super hungry (for food, knowledge, etc.) |
| vor | (Latin root) to eat |
| carn | (Latin root) flesh |
| in/en/im/em | (Latin root) into |
| tract | (Latin root)- to drag, pull, draw |
| devour | (verb)- to eat greedily |
| carnivorous | (adj) flesh-eating |
| carnage | (noun) body parts; what's left of a slaughter or butchery, esp. after a battle |
| inject | (v) to force or drive into something esp. with a needle |
| protract | (verb) to prolong, draw out |
| rebel | (verb) to break with established customs. (noun) a person who resists authority |
| ante | (Latin root) before |
| bell | (Latin root) war |
| am | (Latin root) love |
| nat/nas/nai | (Latin root) to be born |
| antebellum | (adj) belonging to a period before a war |
| bellicose | (adj) having or showing a ready disposition to fight |
| belligerent | (adj) hostile, ready to start a fight, or ready to go to war |
| natal | (adj) having to do with birth |
| naive | (adj) lacking experience of life |
| native | (adj) originally living or growing in a region or country; local; natural to one place; born in |
| amateur | (n) pursuing a sport/profession for the love of it -- w/o pay |
| prejudice | (n) making up one's mind before having any reason for an opinion |
| endeavor | (v) to try (really hard) to accomplish s.t. |
| savor | (v) to eat with great enjoyment; to enjoy the flavor of s.t. |
| preeminent | (adj) standing out above others; superior |
| amb | (Greek/Latin root) 1. both (ambidextrous) 2. walk/move (ambulance) |
| re | (Latin root) again |
| spec | (Greek root) look, see, appear |
| post | (Latin root) after |
| circ/circum | (Greek/Latin root) around |
| redo | (v)to complete again |
| inspect | (v)to look at carefully |
| manuscript | (n)a written or typewritten document,book etc. |
| auspicious | (adj)favorable, predicting good things |
| ambitious | (adj)demanding great effort; having large goals |
| ven/vent | (Latin root) to come, to go |
| scrib/script | (Latin root) to write |
| man | (Latin root) hand |
| amble | (v) to walk in a leisurely way |
| circumvent | (v) to go around [circ (around) + vent (come/go) = go around] |
| convene | (v) to come together [con = with; ven = come] |
| manual | (adj) done by hand; of the hands or hand-made [_____ labor is harder than automation] |
| postpone | (v) to put off til later (post = after/later; pone = put -- students always like it when teachers ____ tests ;-) |
| redo | (v) to complete again -- duh: re= again, do = do |
| inspect | (v) to look at closely, examine (in = into; spect = look ...ispo, facto, inspect = look into closely) |
| manuscript | (n) a handwritten document (manu = hand-made; script = writing The 11th century _____ was found in a church basement) |
| articulate | (adj) expressing yourself easily; characterized by clear expressive language |
| minatory | (adj) threatening; menacing |
| pertinent | (adj) suitable; to the point; relevant |
| scripture | (n) written material -- esp. the Bible |
| speculate | (v) to think about or make guesses |
| reticent | (adj) slow to speak; not wanting to talk |
| preamble | (n) a part of s.t. (book, speech, etc.) that comes before the main section |
| perambulate | (v) to walk around; stroll |
| circumspect | (adj) careful, cautious; looking around carefully |
| ambidextrous | (adj) able to use both hands equally well |
| dexterous | (adj) capable, skillful |
| dexter | (adj) of the RIGHT (side of s.t.) |
| Imputation | (n)an attribution, as of fault or crime; accusation |
| Parsimony | (n)extreme or excessive economy or frugality; stinginess; niggardliness |
| Shabby | (adj)impaired by wear, use |
| Instigates | (v)to cause by incitement; foment: to instigate a quarrel |
| Predominating | (v)to be the stronger or leading element or force |
| Subsiding | (v)to sink to a low or lower level |
| Furnished | (v)to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances |
| beggar | (n)a penniless person |
| Mendicancy | (n)the practice of begging, as for alms |
| Vestibule | (n)a passage, hall, or antechamber between the outer door and the interior parts of a house or building |
| Mortal | (n)a human being |
| coax | (v)to attempt to influence by gentle persuasion, flattery |
| Appertaining | (v)to belong as a part, right, possession, attribute |
| thereunto | (adv)to that place, thing |
| Flung | (v)pastense of fling(threw) |
| Prosperity | (n)a successful, flourishing, or thriving condition, esp. in financial respects; good fortune |
| possessor | (v)to have as belonging to one; have as property; own |
| Unassuming | (adj)modest; unpretentious |
| Sterling | (adj)of, pertaining to, or noting British money |
| sequence | (n)the following of one thing after another; succession |
| longitudinal | (adj)of or pertaining to longitude or length |
| accurate | (adj)free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact |
| conception | (n)the act of conceiving; the state of being conceived |
| slender | (adj)thin or slight; light and graceful |
| furnished | (v) to give whatever is needed |
| meretricious | (adj) attractive in a false, showy way; flashy, but cheap |
| truant | (n) a pupil who stays away from school without permission |
| agile | (adj) moving with quickness and ease ; actie ; nimble |
| longitudinal | (adj) running lengthwise or placed lengthwise |
| ransacking | (v) to search thoroughly |
| cascade | (n) a small steep waterfall |
| intoxication | (v) to make lose control of oneself in the way that alcohol does; make dunk |
| prudence | (n) the quality or fact of being able to make sensible decisions in practial matters |
| inconsequential | (n) without consequences |
| Gregarious | seeking and enjoying the company of others |
| Extrovert | one who is outgoing; one who is energized |
| account | (n)-the quality of taking advantage |
| intoxication | (n)- to be poisoned |
| prudence | (n)- to have good judgement |
| reason | (n)- the belief that makes someone do something |
| ravages | (v)- to cause destruction |
| tremendous | (adj)- great in size |
| mammoth | (adj)-huge |
| truant | (n)- student that ditches school |
| chops | (n)- a piece of meat |
| immovable | (adj)- unable to move |
| setter | (n)- a dog that is trained to hunt game |
| scent | (n)- an odor of sort |
| quail | (n)- a bird |
| sentiment | (n)- feelings or attitude felt towards another |
| fixedly | (adj)- to be fastened towards something or someone |
| peculiar | (adj) to be different in a way |
| wriggled | (v)- to twist and turn |
| laboriously | (adj)- to be burdened with too much work |
| hearing | [noun] to listen attentively |
| privilege | [noun] a special advantage or benefit for a certain person or group |
| duplication | [noun] the act of making a copy; or to make the exact same of something |
| lamely | [adverb] weakly |
| uneventful | [adjective] without important happenings |
| chronicle | [verb] a record in an specialized order |
| magi | [noun] A term referring to the men who followed the star from the East to find the King of the Jews. They are also called "wise men." |
| assiduously | (adv.) carefully and busily |
| virtuous | (adv.) moral; upright |
| villainously | (adverb.) having a cruel, wicked nature or character |
| compulsory | (adv.) required; mandatory |
| rehabilitate | (v.) to restore to a condition of good health, ability to work |
| leisurely | (adj.) acting, proceeding, or unhurried |
| novelties | (n.) new, or unique |
| seltzer | (n.) tap water that has been commercially filtered |
| patented | (n.) an invention or process protected by rights |
| clemency | (n.) an act or deed showing mercy |
| confederates | (adj.) united in a league |
| retribution | (n.) punishment for wrong-doing |
| elusive | (adj.) cleverly or skillfully |
| intervals | (n.) a space between things |
| specious | (adj.) apparently good or right |
| guile | (n.) the use of tricks to deceive someone |
| gilded | (adj.) covered or highlighted with gold |
| perceived | (v.) to become aware of |
| ought | (n.) duty |
| prospered | (v.) to be sucessful or fortunate |
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