Lesson 7, 8, 9 vocab.
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Assault | A violent attack |
| Augur | to foreshadow or predict |
| Bevy | A group of birds or animals |
| Careen | to lurch from side to side while in motion |
| Cuisine | A way of preparing food |
| Grossamer | thin and delicate |
| Iridescent | to display in rainbow-like colors |
| Noxious | harmful to the health |
| Palatable | pleasant to the taste |
| Tandem | one right behind the other |
| Adverse | Unfriendly |
| Averse | Unwilling |
| Flounder | Clumsy. To have a hard time moving |
| Founder | to fill with water and sink |
| Ingenious | Made with cleverness |
| Ingenuous | Frank and open |
| Persecute | to subject cruel treatment because of religion, beliefs, or race |
| Prosecute | To take legal action against |
| Precede | to come before |
| Proceed | To go on, especially after stopping |
| Aspirant | Someone who seeks something |
| Assimilate | To absorb and incorporate into ones self |
| Ensemble | A group of parts that make one thing |
| Expiration | when something ends |
| Inspiration | Stimulation of the mind |
| Semblance | A likeness; copy |
| Simile | a comparison using like or as |
| Simulate | To give false information |
| Transpire | To become known |
| Verisimilitude | The appearance of being real |
| Arcane | Known by only those of special knowledge |
| Facility | Ease of doing |
| Incredulous | Unbelieving |
| Arbitration | A method of settling a dispute by people reaching a decision |
| Attache | A member of a diplomatic staff |
| Conciliatory | Meant to win over someones hostility |
| Consulate | The official residence of a government representative who resides in a foreign country |
| Entente | An understanding between 2 or more countries |
| Placate | To calm the anger of |
| Propitious | Favorable |
| Protocol | The ceremonial customs of polite behavior observed by diplomats and others |
| Abjure | To give up on oath |
| Adjudicate | To hear and decide a case by judicial procedure |
| Demagogue | Leader who gains power be appealing the emotions of the people |
| Demographics | The social characteristics of human population |
| Endemic | Restricted to certain people |
| Judicious | Showing great judgment |
| Jurisdiction | The legal right to exercise authority |
| Jurisprudence | The science of law |
| Foible | A minor weakness in character |
| Legacy | Something handed down |
| Nuance | A slight variation in tone |
| Arrogant | Showing too much self-importance |
| Condescending | Showing a snobbish attitude |
| Contemptuous | Showing disdain |
| Haughty | Showing great pride in oneself |
| Pompous | Characterized by too much self dignity |
| Unpretentious | Simple and plain |
| Adjunct | Something added to another |
| Aggregate | Gathered together as a whole |
| Congregate | Gathered into a crowd or mass |
| Egregious | Remarkably bad or offensive |
| Enjoin | To direct order |
| Gregarious | Sociable |
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