Vocabulary Power Plus Vocabulary, Reading, and Writing Exercises for Higher Achievement — Book G, Lesson Nineteen
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prestwickhouse on February 19, 2009
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7th Grade Reading and Vocabulary, O'Bryant ELA Period 1, English 7R, Prestwick House Vocabulary
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 adverse | acting against; harmful or unfavorable |
| alliance | a union or association of groups based on common interest |
| altruism | unselfish concern for the well being of others |
| blunder | a serious mistake caused by ignorance or carelessness; to make a serious mistake |
| bolster | to support and strengthen |
| brazen | rudely bold; shameless |
| indifferent | having no concern or interest |
| insurgent | revolting against authority, especially the government; one who revolts |
| lucid | easily understood; rational and clear |
| mutual | directed by each toward the other; reciprocal; common to each party involved |
| quaint | pleasingly odd or unusual; charmingly different |
| retort | to reply, especially with a quick, witty, or harsh response |
| technology | the application of scientific knowledge to commerce, industry, or other practical purposes |
| terminal | pertaining to or occurring at the end, limit, or extremity; causing or approaching death |
| vigil | a watch kept during sleeping hours; an observance conducted on the eve of a religious festival |
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