Reading Vocab Test 1-4
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 affection | a fond or tender feeling, gentle, loving |
| appeal | to make an earnest request, to be of interest to; to be attracted to, an earnest request for help, the power to attract or be of intrest |
| clasp | to grasp or hold tightly, a strong grasp or hold, something as a hook or fastener that holds together two parts |
| conspicuous | easily or plainly seen |
| contribute | to give along with others who are giving, to have a part in bringing about |
| contribution | that which is given |
| contributer | one who gives |
| declare | to make known; to state openly |
| declaration | a public statement |
| eloquent | skilled at speaking or writing; having the power to move people |
| eloquence | skill at speaking or writing; the power to move people |
| exhibit | to show in public, an item or collection of items in a public show |
| exhibition | a large-scale public show |
| ferry | a boat that carries people and goods back and forth across a stretch of water |
| immigrant | a person who comes into a country to live there |
| lofty | very tall or high, noble in feeling or high in ideals, showing a too-proud or superior attitude |
| pedestal | a base or support on which something stands |
| persecute | to treat cruelly or harshly because of political,religious, or other differences |
| persecution | the state or condition of being persecuted |
| poverty | the state of being poor |
| unveil | to remove a covering from, to make know or reveal for the first time |
| arrogant | showing to much pride in oneself |
| arrogance | a feeling of too much pride in oneself |
| boycott | to join others in refusing to deal with a person or group, the act of boycotting |
| campaign | a series of actions intended to accomplish a goal, a series of military actions in a particular area, to take part in actions planned to accomplish a particular goal |
| ceremony | a formal event held in honor of a special occasion, in the keeping of the police; in jail |
| degrade | to bring shame or disgrace upon |
| degrading | causing shame or disgrace |
| detain | to stop or hold; to keep from going |
| extend | to reach out, to offer, to make longer, to stretch or to lie |
| integrate | to unite into a whole;especially to end the separation of races |
| segregate | to keep separate or apart |
| segregation | the act of keeping separate or apart |
| supreme | the highest rank or position, of the greatest importance |
| triumph | a noteworthy success, the joy winning brings, to win |
| triumphant | joyful over a victory or success |
| vacate | to make empty, as by leaving |
| verdict | the decision reached at the end of trial, a judgment or opinion |
| violate | to break as a law or a promise, to treat in an improper or disrespectful way |
| violated | a breaking or failing to something like a law or a promise |
| abundant | more than enough;plentiful |
| abundance | a great amount |
| arid | having little or no rainfall; very dry |
| distinct | not the same; different or separate, unmistakable; definite |
| graze | to feed on growing grass, to touch lightly in passing |
| hectic | full of feverish activity, haste, or confusion |
| horde | a large group or crowd, especially one on the move |
| humid | having a large amount of water or moisture in the air |
| humidity | the amount of moisture in the air |
| incredible | hard or impossible to believe |
| inhabit | to live in or on |
| inhabitant | a person or animal that lives in a certain place |
| peninsula | a piece of land connected to a larger land mass that juts out almost completely surrounded by water |
| rural | of or relating to the country and the people who live there |
| sanctuary | a place of safety or shelter, protection offerd by such a place |
| splendor | magnificent; brilliance of appearance |
| splendid | very impressive;magnificent |
| squalor | filth,misery |
| squalid | dirty and unfit for living especially as a result of neglect |
| terrain | an area or land; a region, the surface features of a region |
| aloft | up in the air especially in flight |
| attain | to reach; to arrive at, to achieve |
| buffet | a piece of furniture with drawers and shelves for the display of plates, dishes, and bowls, a meal laid ot for guests to help themselves, to pound repeatedly; to batter |
| elude | escape by being quick or clever |
| elusive | hard to find or capture, hard to explain or make clear |
| flammable | able to catch fire easily |
| hover | to remain in place over an object or location |
| inflate | to fill with gas |
| jeopardy | danger |
| jeopardize | to put in danger or loss or injury |
| moor | to hold in place with ropes or anchors |
| mooring | a place to which a boat or aircraft can be moored |
| plummet | to suddenly fall to the earth or to a lower level; to plunge |
| pollute | to make impure or dirty |
| pollution | the action of polluting; the state of being polluted |
| propel | to push or drive forward |
| stationary | not moving, not changing |
| superb | of the highest quality;grand;splendid |
| swivel | a fasting that allows any part joined to it to swing freely, to turn freely around a fixed point |
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