English: ALL of the vocab exam set
here is every vocab word we have had through the year so far
im going to make a set with the latin roots later so dont freak out
P.S. please notice how i did the definetions before starting the quiz
so enjoy and good luck on the exam
im going to make a set with the latin roots later so dont freak out
P.S. please notice how i did the definetions before starting the quiz
so enjoy and good luck on the exam
Terms
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- subservient
- excessivly willing to yield; submissive
- impertinent
- rude/irrelevant
- exonerate
- to free from blame/ to relieve of a task
- adjunct
- an added part not essential to the whole
- sequester
- to go in hiding; to seek solitude/ to isolate
- abstain
- to refrain from something by one's choice
- herbicide
- a substance for killing plants
- catalyst
- a force or person causing action especially without being involved or changed by the consequences
- contend
- to engage in a quarrel, a struggle, or rivalry/ to assert; to put foward in argument
- coherent
- showing an oderly relation of parts/ sticking together
- commiserate
- to feel or express sorrow or pity
- discern
- to perceive to detect differences
- obsequious
- excessively willing to yield to others
- proponent
- one who argues in support of something
- contrite
- thoroughly remorseful
- ascertain
- to find something out for certain
- adversity
- hardship; misfortune
- abscond
- to leave quickly and secretly and hide oneself
- elation
- feelings of pride, triumph, or happiness
- juncture
- a serious state of affairs/ the condition of the point of being joined
- analyze
- to look at something carefuly by attention to its parts
- abound
- to exist in great quantities or members/ to be fully supplied or filled
- strait
- a narrow passage of water connecting two large bodies of water/ a difficult or bad position
- persevere
- to hold fast to a task or purpose despite handicaps or obstacles
- contort
- to twist or bend out of shape
- extrovert
- a person whose interests and thoughts are directed to others
- non sequitur
- a statement that does not follow logically from evidence
- extraterrestial
- originating outside of the earth's atmosphere
- inept
- without skill
- colloquial
- characteristic of ordinary conversation rather than formal speech or writing
- subvert
- to upset; to overthrow; to ruin
- aptitude
- a natural talent or ability
- infringe
- to go beyong set limits
- distort
- to change something to make it false/to twist something out of its natural shape
- suffrage
- the right to vote
- avert
- to turn away one's eyes/ to prevent
- extraneous
- coming from outside; foreign/ not essential
- peverse
- stubbornly doing something other than what is reasonable or required
- impose
- to set up or to force something on others
- concise
- saying or writing much in few words
- precise
- clearly expressed;exact;accurate in every detail
- excerpt
- a passage selected from a book, play,piece of music, etc.
- intent
- purpose
- discreet
- showing tact respect and restraint in speech or behavior
- subjugate
- to conquer; to dominate completly
- permeate
- to penetrate through spaces; to spread throughout
- tenacity
- haging on to something persistently or stubbornly
- medium
- a substance or element through which something is transmitted/a person thought to have communication with the spirits of the dead
- mediate
- to act as a negotiator between opposing sides in a dispute
- abrasive
- harsh;rough
- condone
- to forgive; to disregard an offense
- exorbitant
- excessive
- compound
- to mix together
- exhilarate
- to cheer to stimulate
- superlative
- the highest above the rest
- injunction
- an authoritative command or order
- pertinacious
- holding stubbornly to a belief
- abhor
- to detest thoroughly
- exposition
- a precise statment or explanation/ a public show
- perennial
- lasting for an indefinetly long time/ continuing regularly/ living longer than two years
- superflous
- beyond what is required
- prose
- ordinary speech
- mediocrity
- the condition of being ordinary
- resolve
- to make a firm decision about/ to find a solution
- conjugate
- to give forms of verbs in a fixed order
- defer
- to postpone; to delay
- tortuous
- having many twists or turns/triky
- introvert
- a person whose thoughts an interests are directed inward
- commodious
- spacious, roomy, as in a house
- absolve
- to relieve of blame or obligation; to pardon a sin
- abstemious
- sparing or moderate especially in eating and drinking
- resolute
- determined; unshakeable
- infraction
- a violation especially of a law
- astringent
- harsh sever
- retort
- a quick witty reply
- imposter
- one who deceives by using a false identity
- dilatory
- tending to delay or postpone
- expound
- to set forth an explanation or view of something in detail
- percussion
- the sharp striking of one thing against another/ instruments that make a sound when struk
- stringent
- severe constricted; tight/ pertaining to scarcity of money
- subsequent
- coming after or later
- infer
- to use available evidence to form a conclusion/ to guess