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Unit 5
Vocabulary
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English
9th Grade
04/06/2015

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Term

Adjacent 

 

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Definition

 

 

 

Next to, Nearby 

Part of speech: Adjective

 

Syn: neighboring

Ant: distant 

 

Term

Subject

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Definition

 

 

 

To cause to undergo or experience 

part of speech: verb

Syn: Expose

Ant: Protect

 

Term
JAC, JECT
Definition

"to throw, hurl"

Latin: JACERE, JECTUM

Term

Projectile 

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Definition

Something sent through the air 

part of speech

Term
BALL, BOL, BL
Definition

"to throw"

Greek: Ballein

Term

Ballistic

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Definition
adj: thrown or projected
Term

Parable 

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Definition

noun:

A story with a moral message or lesson 

 

Term

Symbolize 

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Definition

verb: to stand for; to represent 

 

syn: signify 

Term
PASS
Definition

Latin Pandere, Passum "spread out"

Passus "a step"

Term

Encompass

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Definition

verb: to include; to cover 

 

syn: contain

ant: leave out

Term

Passable 

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Definition

adj: Good enough, but not excellent 

 

syn: fair

ant: outstanding 

Term
PEND, PENS
Definition

Latin: Pendere, Pensum

"to hang, to weigh

Term

Appendix

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Definition
noun: material added at teh end of a book
Term

Dispense 

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Definition

Verb:

1. To give out; dispute

2. To get rid of  

Term

Suspend 

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Definition

verb: To stop; to put on hold

 

syn: shelve

ant: continue

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