Ashton Bray English 10 11-20 Vocab
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- precarious
- unsafe; insecure; uncertain; dangerous
- devastation
- destruction ; desolation
- vulnerable
- easily injured or hurt physically or emotionally ; open to critisicm or attack
- besieged
- to crowd around in order to ask for favors ; to overwhelm ; to enclose with armed forces
- wreaking
- to inflict ; to express
- preserverance
- the act or habit of holding to a coruse of action or belief; presistence ; steadfastness
- autonomy
- independence ; the condition of having self-government
- wane
- to decrease gradually ; to decline in power, importance , or size
- inclement
- without mercy ; rough or stormy ; harsh
- latitude
- freedom ; scope
- balmy
- mild and pleasant ; soothing
- focsimile
- an exact reproduction or copy, in telecommunications, also called a fax
- vigilant
- alert;watchful;wary
- commenced
- to begin;to innitiate;to start
- archaic
- no longer in general use;old fashioned;belonging to an earlier period;ancient
- invincible
- not to be overcome;unconquerable
- bequiled
- to cheat or decieve;to mislead by tricking or cheating
- appease
- to soothe or pacify,especially by giving in to demands
- pretext
- a false reason concealing a real one;an excuse
- espionage
- spying
- coffer
- a point where things are joined ; a crossing; a point in time; a crisis point
- edificies
- brownish-yellow;tan
- hieroglyphics
- a picture or symbol representing a word, syllable, or sound, used by the ancient Egyptians and others, instead of alphabetical letters, a method of writing using these pictures of symbols;picture writing
- junctures
- to aid or assist with a grant of money;to support;to promote
- tawny
- not easily reached or apporached;out of the way
- rivulet
- a box or chest,especially one used to hold money or other valuables
- retainers
- a small stream;a brook
- subsidized
- a building or structure,sepcially an imposing or elaborate one
- innovation
- a fee paid in advance for services;a servant;an attendent
- inacessible
- a new way to do something ; something new
- canine
- any animal belonging to the dog family
- ossified
- to change into bone;to harden like bone;to become rigid,hardhearted,or opposed to change
- meager
- notceably inadequate;scanty;lean;thin
- ravages
- to inflict terrible destruction;to ruin violently
- apex
- the highest point of something;vertex;the culmination or point of climax
- defunct
- no longer in existence or funcitioning;dead
- perceive
- to become aware of or to understand by means of the senses;to detect;to observe;to grasp the meaning of
- bourgeois
- of or like the middle class often referring to a focus upon material things and respectability
- influx
- a flowing in;as of people or things
- obliterated
- to blot or wipe out completely;to erase,leaving no trace
- ensue
- to come next, or follow
- succulent
- juicy; not dry or dull ; having fleshy plant tissue that conserves moisture.
- facilitate
- to make easier or more convenient; to aid or assist in
- steppes
- a vast, almost treeless plain in southeastern Europe or Asia
- hors d` oeuvre
- a food served either before a meal or with drinks
- expedient
- suitable ;advantegeous ; based on self interest
- deluctable
- acceptable to the mind; fit to be eaten ; pleasant-tasting
- buffet
- a piece of dining room furniture with cupboards and drawers; a meal set out so that people may serve themselves
- lapse
- to fall from a higher level to a lower, to pass gradually; to come to an end
- palatable
- very pleasing ; delightful ; delicious
- quantitive
- capable of being measured or expressed as an amount
- zenith
- the highest point of any course or path; the point in the sky directly above an observer
- astute
- showing a clever or shrewd mind; crafty
- recur
- to return in thought or speech; to happen or appear again;to occur at intervals
- conducive
- helpful;tending to promote as a result; contributory
- erratic
- irregular;not steady;uncertain
- mosques
- a muslim house of worship
- pastoral
- relating to a simple country way of life; relating to shepards;rural
- requisite
- a neccesity;requirement
- aptitude
- a natural ability; the ability to learn
- insolence
- quality or instance of being disrespectful and insulting;impudence
- prone
- having a tendency,inclined;lying flat,face down
- diversion
- a turning aside,as of traffic or attention;a game or pastime;a reacreation
- annihilated
- to destroy completely;to vanquish;to make ineffectual or unimportant;to kill
- purge
- to remove undesirable elements from;to rid;to remove by cleansing;the removal of members by a higher authority
- moderation
- state of being restrained;avoidanceof excesses;presiding over, as a meeting;mediation
- concession
- an act of granting or yielding;something granted or yielded; a privelege such as the right to use land,granted for specific purpose
- flagrant
- obviously bad;notorious;outrageous
- decimated
- to destroy or kill a large part of
- evaded
- to escape or avoid something,especially bny using deceit or cleverness;to avoid doing or answering something directly
- protocol
- the code prescribing formal etiquette and precedence for offical ceremonies and dealings, as with diplomats and te military;an original draft or record of a negotiation or document
- dissent
- to object or oppose,not to approve
- pacifists
- a person opposed to force as a way of settling disputes;one whoe refuses to bear arms in war
- ultimatums
- a final demand or proposition
- clemency
- a lenient or merciful act;mildness, as of weather
- mannerism
- a distinctive personal trait; and idiosyncrasy; an exaggerated or unnatural style or habit, as in speech or dress
- inhibitions
- the act of holding back; and inner belief, feeling, or force that checks ones actions, thoughts, or feelings
- meticulous
- extremely careful;overly precise or fussy about details
- submission
- obedience;humbleness
- mandatory
- required;obligatory
- censure
- to criticize or blame
- abound
- to teem; to exist in large numbers; to have plenty
- amnesty
- a general pardon,especially for political prisoners
- rift
- to break open;to spilt
- admirably
- in a worthy manner;commendably;excellently
- inalienable
- not capable of being given or withdrawn
- bias
- a line slanting diagonally across the weave of fabric; a prejudice or personal tendency
- timorous
- easily frightened; fearful;timid;cowardly
- affidavit
- a written statement under oath
- dimintive
- referring to suffixes or altered wrord forms that designate smallness,affection or familiarity, a very small person or thing
- ornate
- elaborate ; excessively adorned or onamented
- constituent
- a necessary part or element; a voter represented by an elected offical
- destitute
- poverty-stricken;penniless;being without
- prelude
- anything serving as an introduction, such as and intoductory section of a piece of music; an opening
- consolidate
- informal in language;conversational
- exulant
- rejoicing greatly;triumphant
- bedlam
- a place or condition of chaos or turmoil
- curtailed
- to shorten;to decrease
- consolidated
- to unite;to strengthen; to make soild or firmly established
- emancipate
- to set free; to release from slavery or oppression