Set: Lesson Nine Vocabulary

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Term Definition
Capitalist A person who has invested personal wealth in business
Capitulation Surrender; ending resistance
Decapitate (He he! Fun word!) To cut off the head of; to behead
Precipice A very steep or vertical face of a cliff or rock
Precipitate To throw down from a great height
Recapitulation The restatement of a main idea
Cerebral Pertaining to the brain
Cerebration The action of thinking; thought
Deface To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of (something)
Efface To wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out
Facade A face of a building
Facet One of the many sides of a cut stone or jewel
Affront To insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass
Confront To stand or come directly in front of
Effrontery Flippant or insulting boldness; audacity

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Creator micamoney
Created February 20, 2008
Group Theda
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The vocabulary terms for the English I vocabulary quiz on Friday, February 22nd.

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  1. Effrontery → Flippant or insulting boldness; audacity - 9 misses
  2. Capitulation → Surrender; ending resistance - 6 misses
  3. Recapitulation → The restatement of a main idea - 5 misses
  4. Deface → To mar or spoil the appearance or surface of (something) - 5 misses
  5. Efface → To wipe out; to obliterate. Also, to make less clear, as if rubbing out - 5 misses
  6. Cerebration → The action of thinking; thought - 4 misses
  7. Affront → To insult intentionally; to offend or embarrass - 3 misses