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Vocabulary C final
units 1-12
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English
8th Grade
05/13/2007

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Term
unison
Definition
harmony, agreement

(n)

U'nison
Term
audacious
Definition
bold, daring

(adj)

auda'cious
Term
comply
Definition
yeild to request or demand

(v)

comply'
Term
amass
Definition
to bring together, collect

(v)

amass'
Term
myriad
Definition
in very great numbers

a very great number

(v) (n)

myr'iad
Term
instigate
Definition
to stir up, urge

(v)

in'stigate
Term
prodigious
Definition
immense

(adj)

prodig'ious
Term
perturb
Definition
to make uneasy

(v)

perturb'
Term
allot
Definition
to distribute, assign

(v)

allot'
Term
vie
Definition
to compete

(v)
Term
willful
Definition
stubborn

(adj)

will'ful
Term
incapacitate
Definition
to deprive of strength, disable

(v)

incapac'itate
Term
relevant
Definition
related to the matter at hand

(adj)

rel'evant
Term
longevity
Definition
long life

(n)

longev'ity
Term
tether
Definition
a rope or chain used to fasten

to fasten with a rope or chain

(n) (v)

teth'er
Term
elite
Definition
cream of the crop

superior

(n) (adj)

elite'
Term
perspective
Definition
point of view

(n)

perspec'tive
Term
grapple
Definition
iron hood used to grab and hold

to wrestle or fight with

(v) (n)

grapp'le
Term
skittish
Definition
extremely nervous

(adj)

skitt'ish
Term
devoid
Definition
lacking

(adj)

devoid'
Term
aghast
Definition
filled with disgust or fear

(adj)

aghast'
Term
volatile
Definition
fickle
going from liquid to gas state

(adj)

vol'atile
Term
proximity
Definition
closeness

(n)

proxim'ity
Term
ample
Definition
more than enough

(adj)

am'ple
Term
prodigal
Definition
wasteful

one who is wasteful

(adj)(n)

prod'igal
Term
didain
Definition
to refuse scornfully

a feeling of contempt

(v)(n)

disdain'
Term
facetious
Definition
humorous

(adj)

face'tious
Term
intrigue
Definition
plottings

to form and carry out plots

(n)(v)

in'trigue (n)

intrigue' (v)
Term
indiscriminate
Definition
unselective

(adj)

indiscrim'inate
Term
assert
Definition
to state as truth

(v)

assert'
Term
epitaph
Definition
a statement written on tomb or gravestone

(n)

ep'itaph
Term
ethical
Definition
having to do with morals

(adj)

eth'ical
Term
plebeian
Definition
common, belonging to lower class

a common person, member of lower class

(adj)(n)

plebe'ian
Term
plausible
Definition
appearing true

(adj)

plau'sible
Term
inaudible
Definition
not able to be heard

(adj)

inau'dible
Term
pulverize
Definition
to pound into a powder

(v)

pul'verize
Term
apparition
Definition
ghost

(n)

apparit'ion
Term
jurisdiction
Definition
right to give justice

(n)

jurisdic'tion
Term
cower
Definition
to shrink away in fear

(v)

cow'er
Term
sequel
Definition
that which follows, result

(n)

se'quel
Term
defect
Definition
an imperfection

to desert a cause

(n)(v)

de'fect

defect'
Term
premonition
Definition
forewarning

(n)

premoni'tion
Term
pseudonym
Definition
a pen name

(n)

pseu'donym
Term
bask
Definition
to take pleasure in

(v)
Term
forthright
Definition
straigh forward

(adj)

forth'right
Term
flaunt
Definition
to wave, flutter

(v)

flau'nt
Term
scapegoat
Definition
a person or thing taking the blame

(n)

scape'goat
Term
purge
Definition
to wash away impuritites

to process of getting rid of something

(v)(n)
Term
articulate
Definition
to express into words

able to use language effectively

(v)(adj)

artic'ulate
Term
finesse
Definition
cleverness

to accomplish something by cleverness

(n)(v)

finesse'
Term
rehavilitate
Definition
to restore

(v)

rehabil'itate
Term
retentive
Definition
able to hold

(adj)

retent'ive
Term
anguished
Definition
great mental suffering

tormented by pain or suffering

(n)

an'guished
Term
ostracize
Definition
to exclude

(v)

os'tracize
Term
genial
Definition
cheerful

(adj)

gen'ial
Term
resolute
Definition
bold

(adj)

res'olute
Term
repercussion
Definition
an effect of some event

(n)

repercuss'ion
Term
instill
Definition
to add gradually

(v)

instill'
Term
abashed
Definition
embarrased

(adj)

abashed'
Term
aloof
Definition
withdrawn

(adj)

aloof'
Term
muster
Definition
to bring together for service

a list of men for military service

dismiss

(v)(n)

mus'ter
Term
residue
Definition
a remainder

(n)

res'idue
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