Mid Year Exam Review
Terms
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- capitulate
- to give in; to surrender
- trek
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a long slow and difficult journey
- monitor
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to watch closely or frequently
a video screen that displays information
- blatant
- very obvious in an offensive or shameless way
- Authority
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the right to give orders, decisions, or to take action
an expert source of information - lethal
- causing, or capable of causing death
- nimble
-
able to move quickly and easily
showing quickness of thinking; clever - Aghast
- struck with horror; shocked
- acquire
- to gain ownership of something; to get by one's on efforts or actions
- debut
- a first public appearance
- unwitting
- not done on purpose; unintended
- impede
- to get in the way of; to interfere with the movement of
- consternation
- amazement or fear that makes one feel confused
- loath
- unwilling; reluctant
- indifferent
-
not concerned about; not caring
neither good nor bad - Acknowledge
-
to admit the existence of
to express thanks for - stringent
- strict; severe
- flourish
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to thrive or prosper
a wave in the air
a showy burst of music
a fancy line or curve - lavish
-
much more than enough
very costly - vigilant
- watchful; ready for danger
- fluster
- to make nervous, embarrassed, or confused
- casualty
- a person killed or injured in a war or accident
- ruthless
- showing no mercy; pitiless
- candid
- expressed honestly and without holding back unplesant truths
- gratify
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to please or satisfy
to give in to what is wanted or requested - whim
- a sudden wish to do something without a particular reason; a fanciful idea
- haughty
- showing to much pride in oneself and scorn or contempt for others
- era
- a particular period in time
- impunity
- freedom from being harmed or punished
- devious
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having many twists and turns
sneaky; not frank or honest - docile
- well behaved; easy to handle
- placate
- to stop from being angry; to calm
- predatory
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Living by killing and eating other animals
To live by robbing others - menial
- of or relating to low-level, humble work
- invincible
- impossible to defeat
- disrupt
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to break up the orderly course of
to interrupt; break up order - rapture
- a state of joy, delgiht, or love
- maintain
-
to declare something to be true
to keep in good condition - hovel
- an unpleasant, cramped, and dilapidated place to live
- inevitable
- bound to happen
- intensify
- to increase; to strengthen or deepen
- adequate
- enough; suffcient
- grievous
- causing pain or grief; hard to bear
- blithe
- cheerful; carefree
- benefactor
- a person who provides help, especially by giving money
- negligent
- failing to take proper care of or to give proper attention to
- figment
- something that is made up in the mind but that has nothing to do with reality
- muse
- to think about in a quiet, careful way
- evict
- to force out of property by taking legal action
- hoard
- to save and put away
- wrath
- forceful anger; fury
- plight
- a difficult of dangerous condition or situation
- respite
- a period of rest; a pause
- stint
-
a period of time devoted to a job or task
a limit or restriction - ensue
- to follow; to come as a result of or at a later time