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Kucerak's Vocabulary #2
week 3 through week 4 words
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English
9th Grade
10/07/2009

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Term
crisis
Definition

n.

 

a time of intense difficulty, trouble, danger.

Term
resemble
Definition

v.

 

to look or seem like;

 

similus = of the same kind;

 

similar; assimilate

Term
devious
Definition

adj.

 

sneaky;

 

deviant (a person who is sneaky);

 

deviate

Term
vivid
Definition

adj.

lifelike;

 

vivere = to live;

revive = to bring back to life;

survive

vivacious = full of life

Term
inconspicuous
Definition

adj.

 

not attracting attention;

 

in = not

Term
simultaneous
Definition

adj.

done at the same time;

 

simultaneous - same

Term
degrading
Definition

adj.

 

humiliating

Term
linger
Definition

v.

to stay longer than necessary or to be slow to leave;

 

1. applies to people...linger after class;

2. applies to smell...the smell of garlic lingered;

3. applies to a memory...the memory of the

    dance lingers.

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