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Vocabulary (Week #12)
Vocabulary from Week #12
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English
9th Grade
05/08/2014

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carnivorous (adj.)
Definition
flesh-eating
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devour (v.)
Definition
1. eat greedily or ravenously
2. seize upon and destroy
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herbivorous (adj.)
Definition
dependent on plants as food
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insectivorous (adj.)
Definition
dependent on insects as food
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omnivorous (adj.)
Definition
1. eating everything
2. fond of all kinds, as an omnivorous reader
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voracious (adj.)
Definition
1. greedy in eating
2. insatiable, as a voracious reader
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convivial (adj.)
Definition
fond of eating and drinking with friends; jovial; hospitable
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revive (v.)
Definition
bring back to life; restore
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survive (v.)
Definition
outlive; remain alive after
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vivid (adj.)
Definition
1. full of life
2. sharp and clear; graphic
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vivify (v.)
Definition
enliven; make vivid
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vivisection (n.)
Definition
operation on a living animal for scientific investigation
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contortionist (n.)
Definition
person who can twist his body into odd postures
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distort (v.)
Definition
1. twist out of shape; contort
2. falsify
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extort (v.)
Definition
wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force (literally, "twist out")
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retort (v.)
Definition
reply quickly or sharply in kind ("twist back")
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torsion (n.)
Definition
act of twisting; twisting of a body by two equal and opposite forces
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tortuous (adj.)
Definition
1. full of twists or curves; winding, as a tortuous road
2. tricky; crooked
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torture (v.)
Definition
1. wrench; twist
2. inflict severe pain upon
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convict (v./n.)
Definition
1. prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty
2. person serving a prison sentence
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convince (v.)
Definition
persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof
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evict (v.)
Definition
1. expel by legal process, as to evict a tenant
2. oust
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evince (v.)
Definition
show clearly; disclose
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invincible (adj.)
Definition
incapable of being conquered
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vanquish (v.)
Definition
overcome in battle; conquer
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victor (n.)
Definition
winner; conquerer
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