Holt Elements of Language Second Course Vocabulary Workshop Review Lesson 1-10
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amberschroer on March 3, 2009
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Lessons 1-10 of vocabulary workshop. Holt elements of language second course.
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Mrs. Lech, Mrs. Lech 8th Grade, 2012-2013 Literacy, CPN-English, Austin Middle School 8th Grade
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 appalling | causing horror, shock, or display |
| ruthless | without pity; cruel, hardhearted |
| epidemic | a sudden, widespread outbreak, usually of an infectious disease; breaking out and spreading quickly |
| myriad | an indefinitely great or vast number; countless, innumerable |
| romantic | having to do with love or adventure; appealing to the imagination; fanciful and unrealistic |
| eminent | high in rank or reputation; distinguised; outstanding or noteworthy |
| picturesque | suggesting a picture; strikingly vivid; charming or quaint to look at |
| intentional | done on purpose; delibrate |
| contagious | easily spread from person to person |
| probable | likely to be true or happen |
| knoll | a small, rounded hill; a mound |
| calamity | a disaster; any happening that causes great distress or misery |
| decieve | to mislead or delude someone, as by lying; to trick |
| sincerity | the quality or condition of being sincere; honesty, genuineness |
| bewilder | to perplex; to frustrate, hinder, or interfere with |
| barbarism | uncivilized, brutal behavior; cruelty; a nonstandard word or expression |
| abuse | to misuse; to injure or damage through maltreatment; (n) a misuse; cruel treatment or words |
| novelty | something new or unusual; an innovation; newness; originality |
| baffle | to confuse terribly; to puzzle |
| folklore | unwritten stories, customs, sayings, and traditional beliefs of a culture; the study of these |
| strategy | the science or art of war; the careful planning and management of anything; a plan or method of action |
| inevitable | unavoidable; certain to happen |
| catastrophe | a sudden, widespread disaster; a misfortune |
| aggresive | quick to attack; inclined to hostile actions; assertive; bold and energetic |
| motivate | to give one the idea for; to incite; to urge to action |
| ferocious | savage, fierce, or cruel; intense |
| valid | having legal force; well-grounded on principles or evidence |
| ecology | the relationships between living things and their environments |
| sanctuary | a holy place; a place of shelter and protection; a reservatoin where birds or animals cannot be hunted or trapped |
| intelligible | capable of being understood; clear |
| defy | to refuse or resist openly; to dare; to withstand successfully |
| misdeed | a bad or illegal act |
| mystical | having spiritual meaning; mysterious, secret |
| integrity | a wholeness; soundness; strength of character; honesty |
| alliance | a formal agreement between nations or people for a particular cause |
| anthology | a collection of stories, poems, etc |
| pacify | to bring into submission; to soothe someone who is upset; to quiet or calm |
| nourish | to keep up; to provide with food; to support; to encourage; to endure |
| advent | arrival; the coming of something, especially something long awaited |
| sustain | to support; to withstand; to provide for; to keep in existence; to uphold as reasonable; to suffer or undergo |
| calculation | the process of using math; careful thinking or planning; an estimate |
| gallery | a long passageway; the cheapest seats in a theater; a place where paintings are displayed |
| customary | according to custom; habitual; usual |
| badger | (n) a small burrowing animal with short legs and long claws (v) to pester; to nag |
| vitality | energy; exuberance; vigor |
| intervene | to come between in order to change a situation; to occur between |
| accessory | something added for looks or convenience; equipement; one who knowingly aids in a crime |
| valor | boldness; courage; bravery |
| complement | that which completes; number needed to complete; a complete set; (v) to complete; to add to |
| convert | (v) to change; to change or persuade someone to change to a new belief; (n) one who has changed, as to a religion |
| fragile | easily broken or damaged; delicate; frail |
| harmonious | made up of parts that are orderly and pleasing; agreeable; showing agreement in attitudes, feelings and so on |
| pulverize | to grind or crush to powder; to break into smaller pieces; to demolish |
| glorify | to give glory to; to honor; to make something seem better than it actually is |
| attain | to gain by hard work; to achieve; to reach |
| incomparable | not capable of being compared |
| adjacent | adjoining, close to |
| artisan | a worker with a special manual skill in a trade or industry; an artist |
| deceased | (adj) dead (N) a dead person |
| multicolored | having many colors |
| menagerie | an exhibit of caged animals; the enclosure for such a collection |
| isolation | separation from others; aloneness |
| revelation | something made known; a dramatic disclosure of something dramatic |
| discord | a lack of harmony; angry disagreement; strife; clashing sounds |
| posterity | descendants; future generations |
| foresight | the act or capacity of foreseeing, looking forward; prudence, prepartion |
| phenomenon | a condition or an event percieved by the senses; a rare or unexplainable occurrence; a marvel; a happening |
| delegate | a representative who has the authority to act for others (v) to send as a representative |
| feline | (adj) of cats; catlike (n) a cat |
| confederation | (n) a group, usuallly of nations or states, united in some shared pupose; a league of states |
| descend | to move down; to stopp; to make a sudden attack or visit; to come down, as from an ancestor |
| menance | (n) a threat; anything threatening evil or harm (v) to threaten |
| adequate | sufficient; equal to what is required |
| enhance | to improve; to make greater; to decorate; to add to |
| mutual | shared equally between two or more people; possessed or held in common |
| inherit | to receive (property, title, or the like) by law or will; to get (characteristics, qualities) from an ancestor |
| gnarled | having knots; misshapen; twisted |
| advantageous | offering an advantage or benefit; profitable; favorable |
| incite | to urge into action; to stir up or arouse |
| inflexible | not capable of being changed; unyielding; obstinate |
| impel | to push or drive forward; to force, compel or urge |
| potential | (adj) possible, but not having occured; (N) the capacity for development |
| restore | to bring back to a former condition; to establish once more; to regain |
| assumption | the act of taking something for granted; something that is assumed |
| controversy | an argument; a debate; a dispute, especially a long and public one |
| adapt | to change something to make it fit a new use; to adjust to something new |
| basis | the support of foundation on which something rests; the main ingredient |
| petition | (n) an earnest request; a written, group request (v) to formally request |
| omission | the act of or state of being left out |
| primitive | of, from, or like the earliest times; simple or crude; (n) someone or something belonging to an early or simple society; an aritsit without formal training |
| immense | very large; enormous; boundless |
| creative | having the ability to create; imaginative; having orginality or expressiveness |
| insoluble | not able to be dissolved; not able to be solved |
| consecutive | following in order or without interruption; successive |
| feasible | capable of being accomplished or carried out; possible |
| diction | a person's choice of words in speech or writing; manner of pronunciation in speaking or singing |
| durable | long-lasting; able to resist wear or decay; enduring |
| ingenious | clever; skillfully inventive; resourceful; imaginative |
| hilarious | cheerfully funny; producing great amusement |
| ordeal | a painiful or difficult experience |
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