Summer 2008
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- aesthetic
- concerning or characterized by an appreciation of beauty or good taste
- tabulate
- shape or cut with a flat surface
- nourish
- To feed; to support or make grow; Anything that feeds or helps to make grow
- ordeal
- a severe or trying experience
- apathetic
- showing little or no emotion or animation
- photosynthesis
- the process by which green plants and certain other organisms synthesize carbohydrates from carbon dioxide and water using light as an energy source and usually releasing oxygen aas a byproduct
- solarium
- a room or porch surrounded by glass and exposed to the sun
- momentous
- of very great significance
- replenish
- fill something that had previously been emptied
- nationalize
- put under state control or ownership
- omission
- a mistake resulting from neglect
- strudel
- thin sheet of filled dough rolled and baked
- neutrality
- refusing to take sides in disagreements and wars
- strategy
- an elaborate and systematic plan of action
- ventricle
- a chamber of the heart that receives blood from an atrium and pumps it to the arteries
- brazen
- excessively bold, brash
- malaise
- physical discomfort (as mild sickness or depression)
- flirtation
- playful behavior intended to arouse interest
- exemplary
- worthy of imitation; outstanding
- stubborn
- difficult to treat or deal with
- slather
- spread thickly
- covert
- a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
- repercussion
- a remote or indirect consequence of some action
- solidarity
- complete unity in a group or organization
- retract
- formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure
- slouch
- to sit or stand in a lazy way
- superflous
- extra, unnessasary
- subterranean
- being or operating under the surface of the earth
- premonition
- an early warning about a future event
- shilling
- an English coin worth one twentieth of a pound
- rigger
- someone who rigs ships
- celestial
- divine; perfect, heavenly
- trepidation
- uncertainty; apprehension
- solitaire
- extinct flightless bird related to the dodo/ card game
- tangible
- Perceptible by touch.
- capitulate
- surrender under agreed conditions
- origami
- the Japanese art of folding paper into shapes representing objects (e.g., flowers or birds)
- oceanography
- the branch of science dealing with physical and biological aspects of the oceans
- acquistion
- gaining posession of/ purchasing
- vagabond
- a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support
- nostalgic
- longing for the things, people, or situations in the past
- stomach
- an enlarged and muscular saclike organ of the alimentary canal
- tenable
- based on sound reasoning or evidence
- sustenance
- a source of materials to nourish the body
- repertoire
- the entire range of skills or aptitudes or devices used in a particular field or occupation
- stark
- providing no shelter or sustenance
- ruminant
- any of various cud-chewing hoofed mammals having a stomach divided into four (occasionally three) compartments
- refurbish
- make brighter and prettier
- syllabus
- Outline of a subject, course, lecture, or treatise.
- reparation
- compensation (given or received) for an insult, injury or wrong
- quantitative
- data that is measurable; obervations based on numbers
- ratify
- approve of a responsibility, or obligation
- litmus
- in chemistry, a kind of paper used to tell whether a solution is an ACID or BASE
- surmount
- be or do something to a greater degree
- scrutinize
- examine closely and critically
- tangent
- a straight line or plane that touches a curve or curved surface at a point but does not intersect it at that point
- stupendous
- so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
- aquatic
- operating or living or growing in water
- succulent
- full of juice
- systole
- contraction of heart muscle
- tenuous
- having little substance or strength; shaky; unsure, weak
- nebulous
- lacking definition or definite content, hazy
- phlegm
- inactivity, calmness
- skepticism
- doubt about the truth of something
- sterotype
- a fixed idea about the members of a particular group of people that does not allow for any indivdulaity
- corona
- the outermost region of the sun's atmosphere
- bacillus
- aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium
- barbecue
- a rack to hold meat for cooking over hot charcoal usually out of doors
- snobbish
- befitting or characteristic of those who inclined to social exclusiveness and who rebuff the advances of people considered inferior
- barnacle
- a small marine animal with a shell that attaches itself to rocks, ships, and even slow moving ocean creatures
- obligate
- force or compel somebody to do something
- scenario
- an outline or synopsis of a play
- socialism
- a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
- solace
- the comfort you feel when consoled in times of disappointment
- solicitor
- One who represents a client in court of justice; an attorney.
- hipster
- someone who rejects the established culture, cool person
- taint
- contaminate with a disease or microorganism
- plague
- annoy continually or chronically/ an epidemic disease
- preferential
- Possessing, giving, or constituting preference or priority.
- talon
- claw of a bird of prey
- taffy
- chewy candy of sugar or syrup boiled until thick and pulled until glossy
- coagulate
- change from a liquid to a thickened or solid state
- subjective
- taking place within the mind and modified by individual bias
- phagocyte
- a cell that engulfs and digests debris and invading microorganisms
- solemn
- being serious and dignified in appearince or behavior
- slander
- words falsely spoken that damage the reputation of another
- precocious
- characterized by or characteristic of exceptionally early development or maturity (especially in mental aptitude)
- mundane
- commonplace; ordinary
- opaque
- not clear or see-through; not allowing for passage of light
- atmosphere
- the mass of air surrounding the Earth
- disheveled
- in disarray, disorder
- redundant
- repetition of same sense in different words
- superstition
- a belief or practice resulting from ignorance, fear of the unknown, trust in magic or chance, or a false conception of causation
- ulna
- the inner and longer of the two bones of the human forearm
- inhibition
- the action of prohibiting or forbidding
- superficial
- concerned only with what is on the surface or obvious; shallow
- phobia
- an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of simple things or social situations
- stratum
- one of several parallel layers of material arranged one on top of another (such as a layer of tissue or cells in an organism)
- estate
- extensive landed property (especially in the country) retained by the owner for his own use
- derogatory
- insulting, belittling, expressive of low opinion
- facade
- the face or front of a building, usually decorative
- precursor
- a person who goes before or announces the coming of another
- rotunda
- a building having a circular plan and a dome, large circular room
- resuscitate
- return to consciousness
- cursory
- casual; hastily done with little attention to detail
- transcend
- go beyond, surpass
- progressive
- a person who favors a political philosophy of progress and reform and the protection of civil liberties
- predispose
- Make more likely to occur or more susceptible
- saga
- a narrative telling the adventures of a hero or a family
- allegation
- (law) a formal accusation against somebody (often in a court of law)
- sleuth
- a detective who follows a trail
- didactic
- instructive (especially excessively)
- topography
- the configuration of a surface and the relations among its man-made and natural features
- repugnant
- offensive to the mind
- sonata
- a musical composition of 3 or 4 movements of contrasting forms
- transient
- staying for a short time; momentary; temporary
- smattering
- a slight or superficial understanding of a subject
- federation
- an organization formed by merging several groups or parties
- phylum
- the major taxonomic group of animals and plants
- discursive
- tending to depart from the main point or cover a wide range of subjects
- necrosis
- the localized death of living cells (as from infection or the interruption of blood supply)
- flout
- reject, mock, to go against
- philanthrophy
- love of humankind; donation to charity
- taciturn
- untalkative, silent
- tactile
- relating to the sense of touch
- alveoli
- expanding air sacks in lungs
- devoid
- empty; lacking
- solicit
- incite, move, or persuade to some act of lawlessness or insubordination
- oxidize
- add oxygen to or combine with oxygen
- summon
- call in an official matter, such as to attend court
- stratosphere
- it extends from the top of the troposphere to about 50 kilometers above earth's surface. This is the second layer of the atmosphere, and contains the ozone layer
- opine
- expect, believe, or suppose
- trajectory
- the path followed by an object moving through space
- unabridged
- a book that has not been shortened
- obnoxious
- causing disapproval or protest
- orchestra
- a musical organization consisting of a group of instrumentalists including string players
- publishing
- is the process of presenting material in printed form
- sluice
- conduit that carries a rapid flow of water controlled by a sluicegate
- obsession
- an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
- reprimand
- an act or expression of criticism and censure
- sedimentary
- resembling or containing or formed by the accumulation of sediment (rocks)
- paradox
- a situation or statement that seems to be impossible or contradicting, but is nevertheless true, either literally or figuratively
- aqueduct
- an artificial channel for transferring water a great distance
- tectonics
- the branch of geology studying the folding and faulting of the earth's crust
- smelt
- extract (metals) by heating
- synonym
- two words that can be interchanged in a context are said to be synonymous relative to that context
- provocation
- unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment, unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment
- predestine
- foreordain or determine beforehand
- proprietary
- an unincorporated business owned by a single person who is responsible for its liabilities and entitled to its profits
- odoriferous
- Having or diffusing an odor or scent, especially an agreeable one.
- quarantine
- isolation to prevent the spread of infectious disease
- socialist
- One who advocates reconstruction of society by collective ownership of land and capital.
- exorbitant
- greatly exceeding bounds of reason or moderation
- commiserate
- to feel or express sympathy or compassion
- writhe
- to move in a twisting or contorted motion
- undulate
- increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves
- synopsis
- summary or outline
- ophthamology
- the study of the eye and its diseases
- fiasco
- a sudden and violent collapse
- grope
- feel about uncertainly or blindly
- solvency
- the ability to meet obligations as they come
- verbatim
- in precisely the same words used by a writer or speaker
- omnivorous
- feeding on both plants and animals
- zenith
- The point of prosperity, influence, or greatness.
- acceleration
- an increase in speed
- arbitrate
- act as a judge, act between parties with a view to reconciling differences
- regatta
- boat or yacht race
- subcutaneous
- relating to or located below the epidermis
- skittish
- unpredictably excitable
- circumvent
- avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
- plundering
- stealing valuable things from a place, robbing
- sociability
- the relative tendency or disposition to be sociable or associate with one's fellows
- septum
- (anatomy) a dividing partition between two tissues or cavities
- figment
- a contrived or fantastic idea
- elegant
- refined and tasteful in appearance or behavior or style
- tactics
- any mode of procedure for gaining advantage or success.
- invective
- abusive or venomous language used to express blame
- regurgitate
- eject the contents of the stomach through the mouth
- soiree
- a party of people assembled in the evening (usually at a private house)
- debacle
- a sudden and violent collapse/defeat
- atrophy
- any weakening or degeneration, decrease in size
- flotilla
- a fleet of small ships
- photosphere
- the intensely luminous surface of a star (especially the sun)
- heterozygous
- having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
- scathing
- marked by harshly abusive criticism
- decadence
- decline, decay, or deterioration
- deviation
- a turning aside (of your course or attention or concern)
- gamut
- a complete extent or range: "a face that expressed a gamut of emotions"