English Wordly Wise Lesson 7
this is the vocab from lesson 7 in the wordly wise book
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- undulate
- v. 1. to form or move in waves. 2. to have a wavelike appearance or motion. [undulation] n.
- recondite
- adj. difficult to understand; abstruse
- kinetic
- adj. relating to motion
- etymology
- n. 1. the history of a word. 2. the science that studies such histories
- archipelago
- n. 1. A large group of islands. 2. A body of water containing a large number of islands
- careen
- v. 1. To rush headlong, often with a swerving or lurching motion. 2. To cause to lean to tip to one side (as a ship)
- upheaval
- n. 1. a radical or violent change. 2. a forceful lifting or warping from beneath
- pulverize
- v. 1. to crush or grind into dust or powder. 2. to demolish
- repulse
- v. 1. to repel; to drive back. 2. to reject in a cool or distant manner. 3. to disgust
- frenetic
- adj. wildly excited; frantic
- contiguous
- adj. Sharing a boundary; being very close or in contact; adjacent
- cavalier
- adj. Showing an offhand or carefree disregard; arrogant
- correlate
- v. To connect related things; to bring things into proper relation with one another [correlation] n.
- presage
- v. to foretell; to warn or indicate in advance
- seismic
- adj. 1. cause by or having to do with earthquakes. 2. having powerful and widespread effects