IHA Freshman English I Honors-Vocabulary for Achievement Lessons 7, 8, 9
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 bland | adj. from Latin 'blandus', "soothing"; calming or soothing, not spicy or irritating, lacking flavor; dull, plain to the point of being boring |
| culinary | adj. from Latin 'culina', "kitchen"; related to cooking or kitchens |
| cutlery | n. from Old French 'coutel', "knife"; utensils used for eating, such as knives, forks, and spoons; cutting instruments and tools |
| devour | v. from Latin 'devovare', "to swallow up"; to consume or eat up greedily or enthusiastically |
| morsel | n. from Latin 'mordere', "to bite"; a very small piece, a small treat |
| pungent | adj. from Lain 'pungere', "to sting"; having a sharp, strong taste or smell; strong, sharp, and penetrating |
| quaff | v. to drink heartily and deeply |
| ravenous | adj. from Old French 'raviner', "to take by force"; extremely hungry |
| savory | adj. from Latin 'saporare', "flavor"; pleasing to the taste or smell, appetizing; flavorful, spicy and salty, but not sweet; morally good or satisfactory, respectable |
| simmer | v. to cook gently in a liquid just at or below the boiling point; to be filled with pent-up emotion |
| blight | from Old English 'bleight', "worthless"; v. to have a negative effect on, to ruin; n. something that ruins or greatly harms, a terrible condition, environment, or process |
| cataclysm | n. from Greek 'kataklysmos', "flood"; an intense and violent disaster or change |
| decomposition | n. from Latin 'de-', "opposite of" + 'com-', "together" + 'ponere', "to put"; the process of rotting, breaking down, or disintegration |
| eradication | n. from the Latin 'ex-', "out" + 'radix', "root"; the act of tearing out by the roots, or of eliminating as if tearing out by the roots |
| havoc | n. from Old French 'havot', "plundering"; widespread destruction and devastation; chaos and disorder |
| mar | v. from Old English 'merran', "to impede"; to inflict damage or spoil the quality of |
| obliterate | v. from Latin 'oblitterate', "to erase"; to wipe out completely, to do away with, leaving to trace |
| pugnacious | adj. from Latin 'pungnare', "to fight"; combative, eager for a fight |
| pulverize | v. from Latin 'pulvis', "dust"; to punt, crush, or grind into powder or dust |
| stagnant | adj. from Latin 'stagnum', "swamp"; stale and foul because of lack of movement; lacking progress or vitality |
| broach | v. from Old French 'borche,' "to pierce"; to bring up a subject for discussion |
| convene | v. from Latin 'com-', "together" + 'venire', "come"; to assemble formally, to come together officially |
| debut | from French 'debuter', "to lead off in a game"; v. to make a first public appearance; n. a first public appearance; n. a formal presentation of a young woman into society |
| embark | v. from Latin 'em-', "in" + 'barca', "boat"; to board a ship or plane; to start a major effort, to set our on a venture |
| generate | v. from Greek 'gen-', "birth"; to create, to bring into being |
| incipient | adj. from Latin 'in-', "in" + 'capere', "to take up"; beginning to exist or appear |
| initiative | n. from Latin 'initium', "beginning"; a beginning or an introductory step, an opening move; the ability or wish to start something, enterprise, determination |
| innovation | n. from Latin 'in-', "in" + 'novare', "to make new"; something newly introduced or created |
| novice | n. from Latin 'novus", "new"; a beginner |
| overture | n. from Latin 'aperie', "to open"; a piece of music intended to introduce a longer work; an act or offer showing readiness to form a relationship or to negotiate |
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