Flashcards: Vocabulary Olympics First Marking Period

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Flashcards: Vocabulary Olympics First Marking Period

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cluster bunch
delay put off until later
institution an organization serving the public
extend make longer
neglect pay no attention to
predict tell before
ridiculous absurd or laughable
climate weather conditions
barrier blocks the way
gloss a shine on the surface
spectacle a striking sight
obedient willing to obey
grim harsh
pursue follow
abandon leave completely
soothing calming
dense closely packed together
beckon to signal or summon
abroad in a foreign country
obstacle someting in the way
scorch burn or pparch
intelligent smart
fantastic amazing or strange
moor tie up a ship
brood think about moodily
distinguished excellent or famous
muse to think
recent not long past
screw a metal pin with ridges
obvious clear
filter lets liquids or gas through
confident sure
grope feel one's way
vessel container
jade stone used in jewelry
advangtage benefit or gain
appreciate value
wistful longs sadly for something
secure safe
accurate free from error
corridor a passageway
lessen make something smaller
prospects outlooks for the future
brittle breakable
gravity seriousness
cable a thick, strong rope
draft current of air
vivid bright and distinct
normal regular
fling throw
venture risky undertaking
gratitude thanks
distress pain or trouble
reverse turn the otherway
forge fireplace to heat metal
wretched miserable
prevent keep something from happening
ivory creamy white
consent agree
yearling one-year old animal
capsule case
fiddle violin
appropriate suitable
zero nothing
peasant works in the fields
heroic daring or noble
tele (telephone) far
dent (dentist) tooth
chron (synchronize) time
aud (auditory) hear
mort (mortician) death
rupt (erupt) break
tort (distort) twist
pel, puls (propel, repulsion) drive
fid (confident) faith
cred, creed (credible) belief
ness (hapiness) what something is
able (Movable) able to be
ful (thankful) full of
ive (defensive) having to do with
less (breathless) without
al (coastal) of or like, relating to, act of
er (teacher) something or someone who does something
est (biggest) most
ly (neatly) in a certain way
dom (freedom) being, realm of, rank of
ab (absent) from, away
ad (advance) to toward
ante (antemeridian) before
anti (antifreeze) against
circum (circumference) around
con, com (contract, comply) with
de (deflate) down, from

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