English I midterm
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Honors English 1 midterm flashcards.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Antecedent | a preceding occurrence or cause or event |
| anticlimatic | A sudden decrease in emotional intensity; it leaves us feeling disappointed or frustrated. |
| bimonthly | occurring every two months |
| circumvent | avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) |
| community | a group of people living in a particular local area |
| conjunction | something that joins or connects |
| denounce | to accuse or condemn or openly or formally or brand as disgraceful |
| distort | alter the shape of (something) by stress |
| equitable | implying justice dictated by reason, conscience, and a natural sense of what is fair to all |
| extrovert | one who is outgoing; one who is energized rather than drained by interactions with others |
| interject | to insert between other things |
| intravenous | IV- into a vein |
| introvert | a person whose thoughts and interests are directed inward |
| malicious | wishing or appearing to wish evil to others |
| misguided | poorly thought out or planned |
| nonchalant | cool and confident, unconcerned, calm, casual |
| posthumous | after death |
| semi formal | moderately formal |
| subordinate | rank or order as less important or consider of less value |
| superfluous | serving no useful purpose |
| synopsis | (n.) a brief statement giving a general view of some subject, book, etc.; a summary |
| symmetry | same on both sides |
| triad | a set of three similar things considered as a unit |
| unequivocal | admitting of no doubt or misunderstanding |
| predecessor | one who precedes you in time (as in holding a position or office) |
| homophone | two words are homophones if they are pronounced the same way but differ in meaning or spelling or both (e.g. bare and bear) |
| specious | plausible but false |
| induct | introduce or initiate |
| infer | believe to be the case |
| impending | close in time |
| microcosm | a miniature world; something that resembles something else on a very small scale |
| dehydrate | lose water or moisture |
| photosynthesis | synthesis of compounds with the aid of radiant energy (especially in plants) |
| pandemic | an epidemic that is geographically widespread |
| pentagon | a government building with five sides that serves as the headquarters of the United States Department of Defense |
| telepathy | apparent communication from one mind to another without using sensory perceptions |
| evidence | give evidence |
| omniscient | knowing everything; having unlimited awareness or understanding |
| exculpate | pronounce not guilty of criminal charges |
| polygamy | having more than one spouse at a time |
| reiterate | to say, state, or perform again |
| hypothermia | abnormally low body temperature |
| pseudonym | a fictitious name used when the person performs a particular social role |
| neuron | a nerve cell; the basic building block of the nervous system. |
| dichotomy | a division into two parts |
| hematoma | the collection of blood under the skin as the result of blood escaping into the tissue from damaged blood vessels. bruise |
| prototype | original work used as a model by others |
| monogamous | Having sexual relations with one partner only, excluding all others. These relationships are usually long-term relationships. |
| vivacious | lively, sprightly, full of energy |
| hierarchy | the organization of people at different ranks in an administrative body |
| coward | a person who shows fear or timidity |
| genocide | systematic killing of a racial or cultural group |
| physician | a medical doctor |
| aquatic | a plant that lives in or on water |
| auditory | of or relating to the process of hearing |
| belligerent | aggressively hostile; warlike |
| captivate | attract |
| concise | expressing much in few words |
| biography | an account of the series of events making up a person's life |
| autobiography | a biography of yourself |
| portly | euphemisms for 'fat' |
| inscribe | address, as a work of literature, in a style less formal than a dedication |
| entomology | the branch of zoology that studies insects |
| contradict | prove negative |
| incredulous | not disposed or willing to believe |
| bicentennial | the 200th anniversary (or the celebration of it) |
| neophyte | any new participant in some activity |
| addict | someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction |
| recede | become faint or more distant |
| missionary | someone who attempts to convert others to a particular doctrine or program |
| eccentric | a person with an unusual or odd personality |
| bibliography | a list of writings with time and place of publication (such as the writings of a single author or the works referred to in preparing a document etc.) |
| lycanthrope | a monster able to change appearance from human to wolf |
| investiture | the ceremonial act of clothing someone in the insignia of an office |
| benign | pleasant and beneficial in nature or influence |
| dormant | not active but capable of becoming active |
| novice | someone new to a field or activity |
| dislocate | put out of its usual place, position, or relationship |
| indoctrinate | teach doctrines to |
| magnanimous | noble and generous in spirit |
| endoskeleton | the internal skeleton |
| xenophobia | an irrational fear of foreigners or strangers |
| veracity | unwillingness to tell lies |
| matriarch | a female head of a family or tribe |
| popular | representing or appealing to or adapted for the benefit of the people at large |
| amorphous | having no definite form or distinct shape |
| ponderous | having great mass and weight and unwieldiness |
| corpulent | excessively fat |
| patriarch | the male head of family or tribe |
| punctual | acting or arriving or performed exactly at the time appointed |
| interject | to insert between other elements |
| devastation | termination by an act of destruction |
| amphibious | operating or living on land and in water |
| euphemism | an inoffensive expression that is substituted for one that is considered offensive |
| orthodontist | a dentist specializing in the prevention or correction of irregularities of the teeth |
| reputation | the state of being held in high esteem and honor |
| megalomaniac | a greed for power and importance |
| sanguine | inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life |
| revitalize | restore strength |
| stereotype | treat or classify according to a mental stereotype |
| cognizant | (usually followed by 'of') having knowledge or understanding |
| alteration | the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment) |
| dynasty | a sequence of powerful leaders in the same family |
| hyperactive | more active than normal |
| octogenarian | someone whose age is in the eighties |
| contraband | goods whose importation or exportation or possession is prohibited by law |
| heliotropic | sun-following |
| tetrarch | the governor of one of four divisions of a province in the Roman Empire |
| periscope | an optical instrument that provides a view of an otherwise obstructed field |
| decathlon | an athletic contest consisting of ten different events |
| amorous | inclined toward or displaying love |
| democracy | a political system in which the supreme power lies in a body of citizens who can elect people to represent them |
| nihilism | complete denial of all established authority and institutions |
| surmount | be or do something to a greater degree |
| asteroid | any of numerous small celestial bodies composed of rock and metal that move around the sun (mainly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter) |
| anachronism | something out of place in time |
| lunatic | a reckless impetuous irresponsible person |
| gyrate | revolve quickly and repeatedly around one's own axis |
| geology | a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks |
| thermometer | measuring instrument for measuring temperature |
| odometer | a meter that shows mileage traversed |
| sonar | a measuring instrument that sends out an acoustic pulse in water and measures distances in terms of the time for the echo of the pulse to return |
| stellar | being or relating to or resembling or emanating from stars |
| germane | relevant |
| segragate | to seperate |
| mariner | a man who serves as a sailor |
| primary | a preliminary election where delegates or nominees are chosen |
| pyrotechnic | (usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames |
| clamorous | conspicuously and offensively loud |
| plural | the form of a word that is used to denote more than one |
| intangible | assets that are saleable though not material or physical |
| stringent | demanding strict attention to rules and procedures |
| liberty | freedom of choice |
| junction | the place where two or more things come together |
| exclude | prevent from being included or considered or accepted |
| secede | withdraw from an organization or communion |
| retribution | the act of correcting for your wrongdoing |
| indignation | a feeling of righteous anger |
| lucid | (of language) transparently clear |
| abrupt | exceedingly sudden and unexpected |
| ingratiate | gain favor with somebody by deliberate efforts |
| medicore | average, ordinary, undistinguished |
| sophisticated | marked by wide-ranging knowledge and appreciation of many parts of the world arising from urban life and wide travel |
| reccurrent | happening repeatedly; occurring over and over again |
| temporal | the semantic role of the noun phrase that designating the time of the state or action denoted by the verb |
| migrate | move from one country or region to another and settle there |
| transcend | go beyond |
| bigamy | having two spouses at the same time |
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