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English 10 Midterm Vocab Part 1

Terms in this set (78)

To complain about things that are not important

Not involved with or friendly toward other people, not involved in or influenced by something

A strong feeling of dislike

A strong feeling of not liking someone

Not clean or clear, cloudy or muddy

Bitter and unpleasant in taste or smell

Marked by an often ill-natured inclination to stress faults and raise objections

To speak about (someone or something) in a very critical or insulting way,

To criticize or correct (someone) usually in a gentle way

To turn (your eyes, gaze, etc.) away or aside, to prevent (something bad) from happening

Very strong disapproval or criticism of a person or thing especially by a large number of people

Lack of agreement between people, ideas, etc.: an unpleasant combination of musical notes

A strong natural tendency to do something

Confident and hopeful, cheerful

leaving no opportunity for denial or refusal; imperative

Not lasting long, staying somewhere only a short time

Working very hard, not lazy

Ambition or endeavor to equal or excel others

Impossible to solve or get control of

The act of cursing or denouncing, something detested

to overcome with fear or to intimidate; make (someone) afraid or less confident

Very confident and daring, shocking, bold

The state or condition of not having enough of something

Changing often and quickly, often changing suddenly in mood or behavior

Related to the illegal practice or practice of lending money at unreasonably high rates of interest

Happy, pleased, inclined, desirous

gloomily or sullenly ill-humored; Very serious, unhappy, and quiet

A fact or condition incompatible with another

Full of anger and bitterness, having a strong and unpleasant smell or taste from no longer being fresh

deserving or causing public disgrace or shame

The quality of someone who is patient and able to deal with a difficult person or situation without becoming angry

Showing great care, attention, and effort

Easily annoyed or angered and likely to argue

A strong feeling of dislike or hatred

Not able to be trusted, showing that someone cannot be trusted,

To make (something) no longer necessary: to prevent or avoid (something)

The instruction or improvement of a person morally or intellectually

To show (something) clearly, to constitute outward evidence of

A lack or loss of the basic things that people need to live properly

A person's appearance or facial expression, their bearing, not hidden, how you act

Behavior that is accepted as socially or morally correct and proper, the state or quality of being correct and proper

To make (something) impossible: to prevent (something) from happening, to prevent (someone) from doing something

To support or help prove (a statement, theory, etc.) by providing information or evidence

An attribution as of fault or crime; accusation

To think of (someone or something) in a particular way

Having a strong, unpleasant smell

Causing or tending to cause sleep

(of a person or way of life) overindulging in sensual pleasures to squander his resources, spread out

To be accustomed to something unpleasant, to be hardened by the bad

Quiet and polite, not attracting or demanding a lot of attention: not showy or flashy

Someone or something that is difficult to understand or explain

Friendly and easy to talk to

the act of using a word, phrase, etc., that repeats something else and is therefore unnecessary

A person's appearance and behavior: the way someone seems to be to other people

reading or examining something quickly, a skim; the reading of something thoroughly, in-depth

Very careful about how you do something, liking few things: hard to please

Very important or noticeable

Ancient times, very great age

Old and respected: valued because of old age, long use, etc.

Presenting favorable conditions

to show something to be false or wrong; to contradict or disguise

Having a human body

An excuse; A reason that you give to hide your real reason for doing something

Ready disposition to irritation

Swiftness of movement

holding fast; characterized by keeping a firm hold

Not honest or direct, done to avoid harm, an accident, etc.

(im)mature;
With feathers, necessary for flight

to think fit or in accordance with one's dignity; condescend

the state of being rude or impolite, state of showing a lack of respect for other people

To make the effects of (something, such as an illness) less painful, harmful, or harsh

Perfectly clear, clear and simple in style

Making good health possible or likely, healthful

A person who has just started learning or doing something, a person who has recently joined a religious group

death, destruction, ruin; a person or thing that ruins or spoils

severe in manner or appearance; uncompromising; strict; forbidding

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