vocab 22 & 23 &24
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- inscribe
- To write, carve, or engrave words on a surface/To enter into a formal record
- tract
- an area of land; a pamphlet or leaflet, usually one with a political or religious theme
- traction
- grip or hold, friction between something and the surface on which it moves; the act of drawing or pulling a load
- protracted
- drawn out in time; made longer
- composite
- Put together from many different parts/Something put together from many different parts
- intractable
- difficult to manage or control, stubborn; difficult to remedy, cure, or make better
- retract
- to pull back; or withdraw a statement or promise
- proponent
- A person who argues in support of something; an advocate or a supporter
- impostor
- A person who assumes a false identity
- prescribe
- To give or recommend as a medical treatment or remedy/To set down a rule; to dictate
- proposition
- A plan suggested for acceptance; a proposal
- entreaty
- a heartfelt plea or request
- subscript
- A small letter or number written below and to the right of a letter or number
- detract
- to reduce the value, importance, or quality of something; to take away something desirable
- proscribe
- To forbid; to prohibit/To strongly criticize or condemn
- exposition
- The systematic explanation of a subject/A public exhibition
- nondescript
- Lacking distinctive or individual features
- imposition
- Something that is newly required/A burden or unfair demand
- ascribe
- To identify as causing something; to attribute to
- circumscribe
- To enclose in a circle; to draw a line around
- transcribe
- To make a full written copy of spoken material/To adapt a song or composition for a voice or instruments other than the original
- depose
- To forcefully remove from office or power/To take testimony from a witness in a lawsuit
- juxtaposition
- Placement side by side or close by
- scribe
- A person who copies manuscripts and documents
- scripture
- Sacred writing or books' passages from sacred writings
- repository
- A safe place for storage/A person who stores or is a source of information or knowledge
- opposition
- A resistance; a disagreement
- extract
- to pull or draw out; a substance drawn out of something
- distraction
- something that draws attention away
- distraught
- extremely worried and upset; emotionally agitated