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Post by vocabulitis5 on May 12, 2009 10:35:40 GMT -8
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Post by NextStep Admin on May 12, 2009 16:29:00 GMT -8
cookie abated
find the value of the pearl adj of dog canine teacher- looks like a dog opp. denotation -dictionary meaning connotation-positive or negative
financial aid
give me a hint of the story at the first of a story begging kept asking her for donation has to die for his belief ex. martain luther king pre-before amble-walk preamble-walk before introduction of the constitution
dirty
shorten her speech went up opp. decreciated
any kind of evil, harmful, dangerous pay attention well to every detail to be perfect. you are unclaiming it. having no responsible fore-before sight-see see something before it happens person who pretends to be another person. matern-related to mother
liquid part is goes through paper very slowly give up his kingdom give up some position to capture the criminal apprehensive is little differnt
they use coupon when they go shopping con-with together dis-away, apart sense-feel feeling together unanimous-everyone agrees. unclosed secret information fore-before stall-stop stop it, prevent it. very poor destitute impercunious mater-mother arch-rule patriarch your destiny is already writen. boiling over->anger(for person) ab-away er-has to do with error ex. ditiching class everyday
verb. stole, bought whatever he got it +negative grumpy
has to be matching dis-away apart cord-harmony opp. concord= having harmony
can't get through it vulnerable-weak mary magdalene crying, very emotional overally sad maudlin ending- sad ending Nazi pary was a prelude to the WW2
pleased your sense
help, support
measuring how good you are canvas-one of fabrics go door to door try to sell something feel sympathy and console a person condolences-sharing sympathy
depressed unprepared extremporneous-improvising
meditate-think thought about doing murder
a person on guard
really hate aqua-water large capacity roomy con-with together +solid consolidation-put together
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Post by NextStep Admin on May 26, 2009 7:30:58 GMT -8
abmoninate she abhors hard chemistry as i hate it so much. [...as much as I hate it] water we cannot see aquatic animals who live under the sea unless we go under the sea. [animals that] capacity I do not worry about our luggages since she will bring a capacious trunk to fit all of our stuff credit card the consolidation of the robot can do anything for me. ignore His discounted theory was virtually a invalued theory.
Your formality will decide the party's quality. make up the line as you go Improvised line would be looked better.
Many maxims would help you to live. believe before you make the argument ex. you have to study hard to go to good college premise of argument-good students have high GPA The premise about the school GPA is not always right. locks him up sequestered people do not recognize how the public lives are going on.
Abraham Lincoln tried to abolish slavery, but southern people did not want to deed that law. arbore-tree My friends enjoys to go to arboretum when he needs some rest. to surrender at battle or argue Capitulated general lost his confidence to fight again. con-together When they dance together, their consonance is just perfect.
She can make people feel uncomfortable with philosophical discourse. intimidating She says she can beat her enemy, but for me, the enemy looks life formidable. pun-punishment In America TV show, 24 season 2, a criminal ,Nina requires impunitiy for killing Jack Bower
During a debating class, teacher always mediates student's debate.
Do not put things on a preposterous situation. calm peaceful After the war, serene peace did not remained longer than people wanted. monster does not mean big scare dislike stronly I hate every science class I have ever taken; especially I abominate chemistry!. little alley with shops She enjoys to go to every shop at the arcade by one by one. being whimsical like a little child His caprice act made everyone being tired. noticeable Whoever check my essay, they always say that I have so many conspicuous grammatical errors dis-away apart cred-believe not believable She discredits everything from her brother's mouth. from the bible abandon someone Jack's ex-girlfriend asks us about him since he had forsaken her. accident His inadvertent mistake causes a big disaster.
The product should be much more than mediocre; should be extraordinary!
Many korean people see the prestige of the university, not the university's significant character about their various majors adj. looks like a snake ine-animal creature Since I was bite by a snake seriously before,I get scared easily even by serpentine form. native people of australia adj. White people drive out Indian aborigines from their own country. old ex. marriage ceremony In National Treasury, people try to find out arcane tresures. I barely understand the cartoon without any caption. con-with/together spire-breath working on some secret A rbber's conspiracy was perfect, but police's conspiracy to catch them was over robber's idea. difference in the testimony The discrepancy between two witnesses makes people get confused. strong area Each person has his own forte. declaration of U.S.A alien-not native cannot be sepearted from us You cannot take away my inalienable rights! idea of thinking Some meditation after an argue would help you decide something. truth, justice will be win A general finally prevailed a battle. servent -acting as servent terminated it before it is completed
ancient
glass
voted on something
clearly different issues
honest in-not animate-movement
chased cut cut the paper with scissor(no!!) sever rope, relationship(YES!!) scratch ->clean the surface
rain-death
one big piece
misunderstand discretion good judgement
sad depressed emo a problem cause a problem
how bad is the punishment to reject outdated group of small island ex. carrbean, hawaii most important rule main rule adj. at the peak best liar youve ever seen v. sign the final agreement to get off the ship home that raise child the president was elected in January. begins his office Inaugurated president finally enterd the White house with many people's celebration 기념품 My father used to bring mementoes after his journeis are over. put off Do not procrastinate the homework, otherwise you will forget about that.
A criminal just cannot run away with shackled arms. hide with the money The criminal abscond with the memory card which is very important to his company library has archives Historay homework would be done by old archives. flesh , the body ex. eating Sleep well is one of my carnal pleasures. dirty sick person w influenza Contaminated people should be isolated. out of shape After a horrible fire incident, her face became disfigured. like small bird You can just kill frail creatures by just steping on them. capacity-. ability to do it cant move because of sickeness His incapaciated homework was not counted on the report card. 노가다 Many people do not get paid well even though they did some menial work. support. He promoted the job to be done completely. diet advertisement Sham advertisements about the diet make people get frustrated
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Post by NextStep Admin on Jun 2, 2009 8:22:14 GMT -8
abmoninate she abhors hard chemistry as i hate it so much. [...as much as I hate it] water we cannot see aquatic animals who live under the sea unless we go under the sea. [animals that] capacity I do not worry about our luggages since she will bring a capacious trunk to fit all of our stuff credit card the consolidation of the robot can do anything for me. ignore His discounted theory was virtually a invalued theory.
Your formality will decide the party's quality. make up the line as you go Improvised line would be looked better.
Many maxims would help you to live. believe before you make the argument ex. you have to study hard to go to good college premise of argument-good students have high GPA The premise about the school GPA is not always right. locks him up sequestered people do not recognize how the public lives are going on.
Abraham Lincoln tried to abolish slavery, but southern people did not want to deed that law. arbore-tree My friends enjoys to go to arboretum when he needs some rest. to surrender at battle or argue Capitulated general lost his confidence to fight again. con-together When they dance together, their consonance is just perfect.
She can make people feel uncomfortable with philosophical discourse. intimidating She says she can beat her enemy, but for me, the enemy looks life formidable. pun-punishment In America TV show, 24 season 2, a criminal ,Nina requires impunitiy for killing Jack Bower
During a debating class, teacher always mediates student's debate.
Do not put things on a preposterous situation. calm peaceful After the war, serene peace did not remained longer than people wanted. monster does not mean big scare dislike stronly I hate every science class I have ever taken; especially I abominate chemistry!. little alley with shops She enjoys to go to every shop at the arcade by one by one. being whimsical like a little child His caprice act made everyone being tired. noticeable Whoever check my essay, they always say that I have so many conspicuous grammatical errors dis-away apart cred-believe not believable She discredits everything from her brother's mouth. from the bible abandon someone Jack's ex-girlfriend asks us about him since he had forsaken her. accident His inadvertent mistake causes a big disaster.
The product should be much more than mediocre; should be extraordinary!
Many korean people see the prestige of the university, not the university's significant character about their various majors adj. looks like a snake ine-animal creature Since I was bite by a snake seriously before,I get scared easily even by serpentine form. native people of australia adj. White people drive out Indian aborigines from their own country. old ex. marriage ceremony In National Treasury, people try to find out arcane tresures. I barely understand the cartoon without any caption. con-with/together spire-breath working on some secret A rbber's conspiracy was perfect, but police's conspiracy to catch them was over robber's idea. difference in the testimony The discrepancy between two witnesses makes people get confused. strong area Each person has his own forte. declaration of U.S.A alien-not native cannot be sepearted from us You cannot take away my inalienable rights! idea of thinking Some meditation after an argue would help you decide something. truth, justice will be win A general finally prevailed a battle. servent -acting as servent slaver terminated it before it is completed
ancient
glass
voted on something
clearly different issues
honest in-not animate-movement
chased cut cut the paper with scissor(no!!) sever rope, relationship(YES!!) scratch ->clean the surface
rain-death
one big piece
misunderstand discretion good judgement
sad depressed emo a problem cause a problem
how bad is the punishment to reject outdated group of small island ex. carrbean, hawaii most important rule main rule adj. at the peak best liar youve ever seen v. sign the final agreement to get off the ship home that raise child the president was elected in January. begins his office Inaugurated president finally enterd the White house with many people's celebration 기념품 My father used to bring mementoes after his journeis are over. put off Do not procrastinate the homework, otherwise you will forget about that.
A criminal just cannot run away with shackled arms. hide with the money The criminal abscond with the memory card which is very important to his company library has archives Historay homework would be done by old archives. flesh , the body ex. eating Sleep well is one of my carnal pleasures. dirty sick person w influenza Contaminated people should be isolated. out of shape After a horrible fire incident, her face became disfigured. like small bird You can just kill frail creatures by just steping on them. capacity-. ability to do it cant move because of sickeness His incapaciated homework was not counted on the report card. 노가다 Many people do not get paid well even though they did some menial work. support. He promoted the job to be done completely. diet advertisement Sham advertisements about the diet make people get frustrated relative-compare something absolute-no comparison His absolute homework led him to get straight A's in every class. full of emotion ardor/fervent/fervid His ardent love letter is too gross to read. opp. herblrovous Human are all carnivorous animals exept some vegetarians con-with together age group she is so matured to hang out with her contemporaries in her class. no satisfactory Disgruntled workers started to complain about how corrupt their company is right enfranchise-given to vote disenfranchise-taken away Even though she did not have any franchise to use the name, she just kept going on build a building.
It is hard to get a new job for incarcerated prisoners. teahcer someone you look up to and guide you I go to my mentor whenever I have a problem with my grades and school life. adj. talking like a prophet After he woke up in the morning, he seems like got a prophetic vision. everything left and shambles when a bulding is destroyed. All we could see was shambles which were from a destroyed building. not voting stay away form drinking My father abstined me from drinking since I am too young to drink. something you have to work but hard If I want to pass the AP exams, I had to put arduous efforts on that. a waterfall remind us fre sh clean water Monks used to go to cascade in order to train themselves. dislike/hate look down on them worthless contempt for drug A mean teacher had a contempt toward students who have low grades. discourage opp. hearten by good grade. Enemy disheartened opposite side by showing their archives about losing. people who are running around the street. disorder chaos Frantic protesters started to fight more rough than before. start off a fire make it mad Martain Luther King's incendiary speech moved many people's mind to fight for the freedom. warnerbors+AOL Since the president of a company sees their failure of their huge project, he plan to merger with another company opp. opponent The proponents of the new law were corrupt politician who wanted their own benefits.
After Gumdo is over, both players sheathed their daggers and bowed their heads to each other.
abstain cracy-rule/gov. aristocrats-noble/high level In Fance revolution, aristocray people did not understand why peasants want to rebelle the society. socail system. Most caste system is wrong, people are all equal as they were born. arguing against my argument that blah blah His contention toward one issue is always clear enough. unkepmpt He does not have any friend because of his disheveld appearance. fraud-cheat diet ad All the diet advertisements are fraudulent. person who starts fires Namdaemoon, a Korean treasure was burned by a crazy incendiary. cnt take eyes from it The show mesmerized naive people without any deeming. everything is good Even thoughe got every economic prosperity, he could not satisfy with his current one. smart and clever make a lot of he was very shrewd in his own discipline, but he cannot do anything beside that. ab-negative misusing the children The problem of abusive parents is they do not know they are misleading their children, big fleet spain had armada once tried to attack blitish a bunch of sheeps traveling together The enmy's armada was too huge to defeat. punish put it him prison Many people who have to be castigated are around in our society. accent!!! challenge/dispute/argue against Her contested answers are always unnecessary to answer. not genuine(real) not believable His disingenuous promise was disclosed riaght after his speech. big fight a lot of people are fighting People who were in the fray were so delirious that the frat was over after an hour. there is some motivated fator After a mentor's incentive, he becamee more deliberate than before. meta-beyond morph-shape butterfly change its form complete change After a butteruly's metamorphosis, there are some debris. sample A prototype of a new house is very chic to people who came from another country. got rich and successful and ignore his friends. It behooves celebrities not to shun people who had helped them. next to each other He was beholden to his neighbors who are abutting to him. aroma-good smell An aromatice coffee beckon many people to go into the room killed by a war There was a human casualty in a base fight. depends on situation He got confused by a barrage of meaning in one context. uninterested- dont care boring disinterested-being fair Because of a judge's disinterested judge, congressmen who were corrupt got banes His act like frenzied animal was baffling the people who thought he was just a quiet boy. not stopped cease-stop He kept going incessant chatting without knowing everyone is tired of his story. compare one thing to another sun is smiling at me is a metaphor Using a metaphor could be read in mnay ways. pesudo=false nym-name George Orwell(Eric Blair) We almost did not recognize the author who graduated from our school since he was using pseudonym. two siblings are competitng each other to get parent's attention Having siblings make me get out of boring situation; my sister and my brother bother me everytime. cede - to go ac-at toward agree with it many congressmen accede to the opinion that attatck one country. you can't pay it He is bankrupt now because of arrears with too much debt. enzyme-helps the process going more faster Students put catalyst to reduce the time in the chemistry class. non contiguous-hawaii, alaska not connected Korea is just a one contiguous country. out of place There are many disjointed door to go to her room don't wory so much irritated His test score frets him very much since he studied very hard. how much/ how often it happenes Korea schools have very low incidence of dance parties. meta-beyond beyond the physical world He has his own metaphysical philosophy that noone can understand. what the mind feels You would understnad his psyche if you can be him. metaphor like/as he is as fat as pig Comparing with a silmie in a poem make a poem more vividly than without a simile.
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jun 9, 2009 12:11:00 GMT -8
71 accelerate v move faster opp. decelerated car accelerated to cause to move faster 71 artless a artless child without guile; open and honest artifire/ innocent/ honest 71 catapult n attack with catapults slingshot; a hurling machine push around 71 contingent a the deal is contingent on a condition dependent on; conditional 71 dislodge v dislodge the food caught in his throat remove get it out 71 friction n friction in the group(problem); friction of rubbing clash in opinion; rubbing against Á¤Àü±â 71 inclement a inclement weather stormy; unkind clement-calm 71 metropolis n move to the metropolis large city polis-large city 71 pungent a pungent odor stinging; sharp in taste or smell; caustic
chinese restaurant-shrimp 71 simplistic a simplistic answer oversimplified two simple 72 accessory a auto accessories supplementary part or object; decoration 72 ascend v ascend the mountain go up; climb opp.descend 72 catastrophe n the flood was a catastrophe calamity 72 contortions n contortions of the patient twisting; distortions
tort-twist contortionist-circus guy who are very very flexible 72 dismal a dismal mood gloomy; cheerless; dreary depressed 72 frigid a Frigidaire refrigerators intensely cold brand of refrigerator 72 incline n steep incline slope; slant decline-downward de-down 72 microcosm n the microcosm within Korea town small world; the world in miniature micro-small cosm-universe 72 punitive a punitive laws punishing pun-punish 72 simulate v flight simulator feign; pretend recreate 73 acclimate v acclimate to the climate to become accustomed to new environment get used to new climate/environment 73 ascertain v ascertain the truth find out for certain
73 causal a causal connection implying a cause and effect relationship cause/affect 73 contraband n officers seized the contraband illegal trade; illegal good contra-against 73 dismantle v dismantle the engine take apart break apart into pieces chop shop 73 frolic v children frolicked about<-not a preposition play in a frisky, lighthearted manner 73 inclined a inclined to procrastinate tending or leaning toward; bent leaning toward action 73 migrant a migrant workers changing its habitat; wandering moved from other area to get a job immigration-came in immigrated into US emigrateion-move out emigrated from korea 73 puny a puny kid insignificant; tiny; weak 73 sinister a sinister ghosts evil left hand 74 acclivity n go up the acclivity an upward slope ascend opp.declivity 74 aseptic a aseptic hospital rooms preventing infection a-not septic-bacteria/germ antiseptic-kills a germ 74 caustic a caustic remark burning; sarcastically biting makes people angry 74 convene v Congress convened assemble come together 74 dismay v dismayed by the low score discourage; frighten 74 frustrate v frustrate the enemy's plan thwart; defeat
74 incoherent a incoherent murmur unintelligible; muddled; illogical
speaking in a way not understandable 74 migratory a migratory birds wandering moving from one place to another 74 pyromaniac n fire set by a pyromaniac a person crazy about fire
pyro-fire maniac-crazy 74 skimp v skimp and save provide scantily; live very economically buy the cheaper thing to save money 75 accolade n Oscar award is the highest accolade award or honor 75 aspirant n aspirant for public office->want to be public office seeker after position or status
want something 75 cede v cede territory yield (title, territory) to; surrender one country give up own country to another country, 75 convention n the common convention; computer convention social or moral custom; large meeting traditional way to do something 75 dismember v dismember the body parts cut into small parts torn up body part dismember a car(x) 75 fugitive(a) a fugitive thoughts fleeting or transitory; roving fugi-run coming and going quickly 75 incompatible a incompatible personalities inharmonious opp. compatible- work together 75 militant a militant organization combative; bellicose killing another person for a cause 75 quack n that doctor's a quack charlatan; imposter fake doctor 75 slander n sued for slander defamation; utterance of false and malicious statements make up a lie to ruin someone's reputation 76 accommodate v accommodate the guest to provide for; for act kindly to 76 assail v assail the victim assault; attack saailunt- person who is attacking 76 celerity n work with celerity speed; rapidity 76 conventional a conventional oven ordinary; typical common traditional way of doing something 76 disparate a two disparate beliefs basically different; unrelated dis-not away part-equal completely unequal 76 fundamental v fundamental rules basic; primary; essential 76 inconsistency n inconsistency in the testimonies state of being self-contradictory
76 mimicry n mimicry of parrots imitation copy 76 quadruped n four-footed quadruped four-footed animal bi-two legged animal 76 slither v snake slithers slip or slide slithering along the ground 77 accomplice n accomplice to the murder person who helps in a crime 77 assent v assent to the idea agree; accept sent-to feel consent-agree with something consent 77 celestial a celestial planets heavenly very good 77 converse(n) n converse of a theorem opposite converse statement 77 dispatch n police dispatcher / finish with all dispatch->with quick speediness; message sent with all due speed 77 furor n a furor on the Stock Exchange frenzy; great excitement 77 incredulous a incredulous look->not believe withholding belief; skeptical incredible-ridiculous story 77 minuscule a minuscule size extremely small 77 queasy a I feel queasy easily nauseated; squeamish 77 smelt v smelt metal melt or blend ores, changing their chemical composition alloy 78 accord a she was in accord with the verdict to be in agreement harmony 78 assessment n What is your assessment of the situation? evaluation; judgment judge SAT test is assessment test 78 celibate a priests must stay celibate unmarried; abstaining from sex not engaging in any sexual thing 78 converse(v) v converse with friends to talk with others 78 dispel v dispel the mystery scatter; drive away; cause to vanish unspell 78 fusion n fusion of many groups union; coalition mixture of union 78 increment n 10 dollar increments increase 78 minute a minute size extremely small 78 quell v quell the riot extinguish; put down; quiet mob 78 smirk n wipe that smirk off your face conceited smile ½â¼Ò 79 accost v the principal accosted the student to confront boldly; to approach 79 assiduous a assiduous worker diligent; hard working hard working/ sid-to sit 79 censor n uncensored movie->nothing was takne out overseer of morals whats good or bad 79 convert(n) n a religious convert one who changes religion 79 dispirited a dispirited team lacking in spirit 79 futile a futile attempt useless; hopeless; ineffectual 79 incriminate v incriminating evidence accuse makes somebody be in guilt 79 mirage n dmirage in the desert unreal reflection; optical illusion 79 quench v quench your thirst douse or extinguish; assuage or satisfy 79 sobriety n sobriety check point moderation (esp. with alcohol); seriousness sober-opp. of drunk 80 accrued a accrued interest added repeatedly over some period piled on 80 assimilate v assimilate to the culture absorb; become accustomed to become similar to something assimilate to the culture 80 cerebral a cerebral discussion pertaining to the brain or intellect brainworks 80 convert(v) v convert Fahrenheit to Celsius to change 80 dissect v dissect frogs analyze; cut apart in order to examine was apart to cut 80 gainsay v gainsay the truth deny the truth say in opposite way 80 incur v incurred a large debt bring upon oneself 80 mirth n mirth of the holidays merriment; laughter 80 quiver(n) n arrows in a quiver case for arrows where you keep the arrow 80 solicit v no soliciting allowed request earnestly; seek no asking for donations/seeling cookies
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jun 16, 2009 13:57:58 GMT -8
81 acetic a acetic flavor pertaining to vinegar or acetic acid
sharp
the acetice flavor wake me up when I was almost asleep.
81 assumption n wrong assumption something taken for granted
His wrong assuption caused a great disaster to everyone.
81 ceremonious a ceremonious affair marked by formality
formal affair
wedding/graduation
Youn need to dress up when you go to ceremonious affair.
81 convex a convex lens curving outward
º¼·Ï·»Áî
My grandmother's glasses are made up with convex lens unlike mine which is curving.
81 dissident a political dissidents dissenting; rebellious
dis-away/apart
person who sits away from everybody
Political dissidents might be rebellion in this time.
81 gait n gait of a horse manner of walking or running; speed
way of walking
The gait of a horse is so fast that noone wants to ride him.
81 indentation n indentation on the door notch; deep recess
dent-inward
He got hurt by indentation on the door.
81 misapprehension on n misapprehension of the facts error; misunderstanding
wrong understanding
Please do not misapprehense my meaning.
81 quiver(v) v quiver in fear tremble; shake
someone scares me
After the snake appreared on his right side, he quivers in fear.
81 solicitous a solicitous about his health worried; concerned
His too much solicitous made me nervous than before.
canvass
asking somebody how they are(positive)
or asking donation or buy st(negative)
A donator canvass our town every weekend.
82 acidulous a acidulous remark(burning) slightly sour; sharp or caustic
inselt
Acidulous remark made him realize what is wrong in this room.
82 assurance n you have my assurance promise or pledge; certainty
trustworthy
Even though she has my assurance, she barely finishes that work completely.
82 certitude n no certitude of getting the job certainty
not sure
After the gradutation, he has no certitude of getting the job even though his previlege of school was good.
82 convivial a convivial celebrations festive; gay
con-with/toghether
being lively together
everybody is together and hang out lively
Everyone enjoys convivial celebrations without noticing their house was burning/
82 dissuade v dissuade him from running away persuade not to do; discourage
trying to stop something
He dissuade his son from dropping his math class.
82 galaxy n stars in the galaxy group of stars
He looked at the stars in the galaxy which are in the sky.
82 indenture v indentured servants bind as servant or apprentice to master
undercontract
82 misdemeanor n charged with a misdemeanor minor crime
small minor crime()
felony-big crime(punishable more than one year)
82 ramp
wheelchairramp ope; inclined plane
82 soliloquy n Hamlet's soliloquy talking to oneself
µ¶¹é
83 acme a acme bomb highest point, summit, peak
83 asteroid n asteroids in space small planet
83 cessation n cessation of all activities stoppage
cess-stopping all activity
(cease
83 copious a copious amount plentiful
a lot of
83 distant a distant manner reserved or aloof; cold in manner
83 gale n dangerous gale; gale of laughter windstorm; gust of wind; emotional outburst (laughter, tears)
big wind
83 indeterminate a indeterminate number uncertain; not clearly fixed; indefinite
in-not
number not determined exactly
83 misgivings n misgivings about taking the trip doubts
83 rampant a rampant gang violence growing in profusion; unrestrained
out of control
n.rampage-start destroying randomley
83 solitude n live in solitude state of being alone; seclusion
solo-alone
84 acoustic n acoustic guitar pertaining to sound or sense of hearing
related to sound
84 astral a astral signs relating to the stars
astro-stars
84 chafe v neck was chafed by the collar worn by rubbing; make sore (by rubbing)
soared by the rubbing
84 corollary n corollary of the theorem consequence; accompaniment
related statement
84 distill v distilled water extract the essence; purify; refine
just pure
drinking water is not pure as distilled water
84 galleon n galleons of the navy large sailing ship
type of big ship
84 indicative a indicative of a problem suggestive; implying
evidence of a big problem
84 mishap n unfortunate mishap accident
mishappend
84 ramshackle a ramshackle house rickety; falling apart
old and down
84 soluble a soluble in water able to be dissolved; able to be explained
dissolvable
sugar is soluable in water
85 acquittal n OJ's acquittal finding that a defendant is not guilty
jury's verdict was not guilty
85 astronomical a astronomical number enormously large or extensive
any big number not countable
85 chaff n separate the wheat from the chaff worthless products of an endeavor
85 corpulent a the corpulent man moved slowly very fat
big
85 distinction n distinction between two things honor; contrast; discrimination
distinction between two similar things
famous well known
85 gambit n fooled by the gambit opening in chess in which a piece is sacrificed
85 indigent a indigent family poor; destitute
85 missile n nuclear missile object to be thrown or projected
85 random a random number without definite purpose, plan, or aim; haphazard
number that is chosen without thinking
85 solvent a solvent business(making money)
opp.insolvent business(losing money) able to pay all debts
for business
86 acrid a acrid odor sharp and biting to the taste or smell
86 asylum n political asylum place of refuge or shelter
*a place of safty/refugee
*insane asylum- place for crazy people
*political asylum-people are living in somewhere to get away from the country.
86 chagrin n to his chagrin, he failed the class vexation; disappointment
86 correlation n correlation between IQ and grades mutual relationship
relationship
86 distort v distort the facts to twist out of shape; to misrepresent
tort-twist
86 gamut n it runs the gamut from A to Z(runs the whole range) entire range
86 indisputable a indisputable evidence too certain to be disputed
in-not dispute-argue
evidence that cannnot dispute
86 mnemonic a memorize with mnemonics pertaining to memory
any kind of memory system.
86 ravenous a ravenous appetite extremely hungry
eat anything
86 sophisticated a sophisticated gentleman worldly wise and urbane; complex
very wise in the worldly ways
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jun 23, 2009 11:26:43 GMT -8
87 actuate v actuate the students to act to incite or move to action; to motivate
act-cause people to do something a strict teacher actuate the students to act with force
87 asymmetric a asymmetric face not identical on both sides
mirror image
opp.asymmetric
Babies do not recognize their asymmetric faces on mirror. 87 champion v champion the rights of minorities support militantly
support very strongly Martain Luther King champin the rights of black people. 87 corrode v rain corroded the metal destroy by chemical action
getting rust
co-together
erode-cut away Acidic raid corroded the statue which is made by the metal.
87 distraught a distraught parents upset; distracted by anxiety
upset and worry about something My parents will be distraught if I go home late than I used to do. 87 gape v he gaped at the monster open widely; stare open-mouthed He gaped at his friend who solve the math problem perfectly. 87 indulgent a indulgent parents humoring; yielding; lenient Her indulgent parents let her do whatever she wants to do.
87 mobile a mobile home moving
RV
able to move My family was going to trip with mobil home.
87 reactionary a reactionary attitudes recoiling from progress; politically ultraconservative
politically thinking
ultraconservative
Some kings had reactionary attitudes toward other country's new cultures. 87 sophomoric a sophomoric humor immature; half-baked;very childish sopho-wise
moro-foolish His sophomoric humor might make teenagers laugh but adults saw a serious problem thorough that.
88 acuity n acuity of mind sharpness, acuteness, keenness
acute-very sharp
You would never hang out with friends if you have acuity of mind. 88 atheistic a agnostic(do not know there is god or not) or atheist denying the existence of God a-not
theo-god
person who believes there is no god
There are many argument between agnositcs and atheists.
88 chaotic a chaotic mess in utter disorder
disorder When she came back from school, she saw chaotic mess in her house. 88 corrosive a corrosive chemicals eating away by chemical or disease
88 diverge v the road diverged into two vary; go in different directions splits up
apart
88 garbled a garbled message mixed up; jumbled; distortion
verbal or written message
88 industrious a industrious workers diligent; hard-working
very productive
He studied very industiously.
88 mode n new mode of dress prevailing style; manner; way of doing something
88 realm n the king's realm the area of control; kingdom
Each king has his own realm
88 sordid a sordid housing filthy; base; vile
dirty/poor
89 acumen n business acumen keen insight; shrewdness
sharp
89 atone v atone for his sins make amends for; pay for
use in religious term
89 charisma n charismatic leader divine gift; charm or appeal
personality
magical quality about that makes people listen
89 cosmic a cosmic rays pertaining to the universe; vast
89 diverse a diverse population differing in some characteristics; various
diversity
89 gargantuan a gargantuan wrestler huge; enormous
very big
89 inebriated a inebriated driver habitually intoxicated; drunk
-drunk
89 molecule n water molecule the smallest particle (one or more atoms) of a substance
atoms are put together
89 reaper n the Grim Reaper one who harvests grain
89 spangle n star spangled banner(american anthem) small metallic piece sewn to clothing for ornamentation
90 acute a acute young doctor severe; sharp in intellect or insight
very sharp minded young doctor
90 atrocity n Nazi atrocities brutal deed
90 charlatan n fooled by the charlatan quack; pretender to knowledge
person who pretends to be somebody else
90 countermand v the general countermanded his orders cancel; revoke
90 diversion n diversion from work act of turning aside; pastime
anything turn away from aside
decoy
90 garner v garner knowledge gather; store up
gathering things together
90 ineffectual a ineffectual method not effective; weak
not working well
90 molten a molten lava melted
90 rebuff v rebuffed the offer snub; beat back
reject it
90 Spartan a Spartan training avoiding luxury and comfort; sternly disciplined
known for warrior
hard work
91 adage n an old adage traditional saying; proverb
old saying;proverb
91 attentive a attentive nanny alert and watchful
paying attention
91 chary a chary of free gifts cautious
91 counterpart n night and day are counterparts a thing that completes; things much alike
91 diversity n racial diversity variety; dissimilitude
91 garnish v garnished with parsley decorate
with meals
91 inept a inept repairman lacking skill; unsuited; incompetent
no good actual job
91 momentous a momentous event very important
event that is very important and memorable
ex. president barack obama
91 rebuke v rebuked the child scold harshly; criticize severely
91 spatial a spatial exploration; spatial perception relating to space
outer space
92 adamant a adamant in his opinion unyielding in attitude or opinion
being very stubbron
92 attribute n physical attribute essential quality
quality
92 chasm n separated by a chasm abyss(bottomless hope)
big divide
92 coup n a successful coup highly successful action or sudden attack
coup d'etat- when a government is taken over by a samll group of people.
92 divine (a) a divine powers godly
holy power
92 gaudy a gaudy decorations flashy; showy
ugly
92 inequity n social inequities unfairness
in-not equity-equal
iniquity-sins
92 momentum n keep moving by momentum quantity of motion of a moving body; impetus
92 recession n recession of the flood waters; economic recession withdrawal; retreat; time of low economic activity
re-back
cess-to go
92 spatula n flip eggs with a spatula broad-bladed instrument used for spreading or mixing
93 adapt v adapt to the environment to adjust or modify to fit
get used to
93 atypical a atypical response not normal
a-not with typical
93 chaste a chaste young woman pure
virgin
priest
93 couple v high GPA coupled with high SAT score join; unite
93 divine (v) v ability to divine the future perceive intuitively; foresee the future
limiting to see the future
93 gaunt a gaunt face lean and angular; barren
very lean
weak, angular/bony
93 inevitable a inevitable result unavoidable; it must happen
something that has to happen if you dont study, poor score will happen inevitably.
93 monarchy n British monarchy government under a single ruler (king or queen)
ruled by a king or queen
93 recipient n recipient of the benefits receiver
person who receives something
93 spectrum n color spectrum colored band produced when beam of light passes through a prism
range of colors
94 addiction n drug addiction being enslaved to a habit or substance
94 audit v IRS audit examination of accounts
IRS-government agency that handles taxation system
audit-listen
94 chasten v God chastens his children discipline; punish in order to correct
punish in order to make them better Sometimes we miss God's presence, even though He chastens me.
94 courier n delivered by a courier messenger
delievery person
ex.UPS We do not go to actaul place to get a product, it is just delivered by a courier.
94 docile a docile puppy obedient; easily managed
calm I had seen many docile pupply around me, however my dog is not.
94 gavel n judge slammed the gavel hammer-like tool; mallet After judge slammed the gaval, he finally went to jail unlike everyone expected.
94 infantile a infantile behavior childish
good word to insult someone
stop being infantile
She used infantile words to make fun of her friends. 94 monetary a monetary value pertaining to money
money exchange
There are many things which have higher value than monetary value. 94 reciprocal a reciprocal trade agreement mutual; exchangeable; interacting
flip it over
opposite Many nations do reciprocal trade agreement in order to keep their relationships.
94 spendthrift n wasteful spendthrift someone who wastes money
opp. thrift-saving money my friend, who is spendthrift, does not understnad me, who is not using money at all.
Vocabulitis Lesson Notes
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jun 30, 2009 11:32:49 GMT -8
95 address v address the assembly to direct a speech or statement to
->speaker in front of assmbly As a high school president, he has address the assembly several times. 95 augment v augment the forces(->military forces) increase; add to During the Vietnam War, president augment the military forces 95 chastise v chastise the troublemakers punish Do not hesitate to chastise the troublemakers when they rarely realize what they did. 95 covenant n God's covenant with man(in the Bible, rainbow after the flood.) agreement
promise People see God's covenant in real life even in nowdays 95 dogged a dogged pursuit determined; stubborn A detective's dogged pursuit finally helped a not giving up 95 genealogy n traced his genealogy to a king record of descent; lineage family trace 95 inflated a inflated prices(price goes up); inflate the tires(->adding air) exaggerated; pompous; enlarged (with air or gas) 95 monotony n monotonous lecture sameness leading to boredom mono-one tone 95 reciprocate v reciprocate the favor repay in kind(-> in the same way) reciprocal-giving back the same in kind 95 spontaneous a spontaneous combustion happening suddenly without preparation something happend suddenly 96 adept a adept at fixing cars very skilled; proficient; expert good at it opp. inept 96 auspicious a auspicious moment for attack opportune; favorable 96 chattel n Negroes were considered chattel personal property 96 covert a covert military operation secret; hidden; implied co-together vert-to turn turn over 96 doleful a the puppy's doleful expression sorrowful very sad looking 96 generality n report was full of generalities vague statement opp. specific 96 informal a informal discussion lacking ceremony; casual 96 monumental a monumental achievement massive very huge 96 reconcile v reconcile with her ex; reconcile the checkbook(trying to match up) become friendly after a quarrel; correct inconsistencies statement and show summery 96 stalemate n game ended in a stalemate deadlock stock/ no solution 97 adhere v adhere to the opinion(->your ideas are agreed with it) to stay attached; stick to ad-to 97 austerity n austerity of the court strictness; sternness very strict 97 chauvinist n male chauvinist pig blindly devoted patriot person who is very arrogant about his own group 97 covetous a thou shalt not covet avaricious you should not have eyes on your neighborhood greedy envious to other people 97 dolt n classroom full of dolts stupid person idiot 97 generate v power generator(-> machine generates electricity ) cause; produce; create 97 infuriate v he infuriated the teacher(->very angry) enrage; anger fury-anger 97 moodiness n he gets moody fits of depression or gloom very emo 97 recourse n there was no recourse(->no other choice or no other person help out) resorting to help when in trouble next step you can go ex) vice president-> president 97 stamina n stamina of a runner strength; staying power ability to keep going 98 adherent n adherents of the religion supporter; follower to stick to something 98 authenticate v expert authenticated the document prove genuine make sure that is authentic 98 check v hand check; body check(-> used in sports. hockey) stop motion; curb or restrain 98 cower v cower in the corner in fear shrink quivering, as from fear shake in fear 98 domicile n domicile in the suburbs home dorm 98 generic a a common, generic trait characteristic of an entire class or species something that is very general braad or generic(not famous just normal ) 98 ingrate n what an ingrate! person who is not thankful when he should be not grateful/ thankful 98 morbid a morbid thoughts of death given to unwholesome thought; moody; characteristic of disease 98 recuperate v recuperate from his illness recover
98 stanza n 4 stanzas of the poem division of a poem 99 admonish v admonish the children(->warningex. don't talk to stranger) to caution or advise against something n.admonition 99 authoritative a authoritative explanation having the weight of authority a person who has knowledge 99 chide v chide the child scold yelling at the child 99 coy a don't be coy shy; modest; coquettish faith shy ³»¼þ 99 domineer v teacher domineered the students rule over tyrannically to be master 99 genesis n Book of Genesis beginning; origin Book of the beginning 99 inimitable a inimitable talent matchless; not able to be imitated in-not/ imitate able he has great talent that noone can imitate 99 mortify(more than embarss) v mortified by his mistake humiliate; punish the flesh You would be humiliated by me 99 recurrent a recurrent events occurring again and again re-back, again cur-run happening again 99 statute n statute of limitations(->can't sue for someone anymore) law enacted by the legislature a law common law listed law 100 adopt a adopt a child to make one's own 100 automaton n work done by automatons official word for a robot
100 chiropodist n chiropodist treated the foot podiatrist (foot doctor) chiro-hand pod-foot 100 crass a it's crass to scratch your ass very unrefined; grossly insensible 100 doodle v doodled all over the book scribble or draw aimlessly; waste time 100 geniality n geniality of the waitresses cheerfulness; kindliness; sympathy congenial-> very friendly miscongeniology 100 initiate v initiate a new program begin; originate; receive into a group To begin the program 100 multilingual a multilingual speaker having many languages multi-many lingue-language 100 reek v your breath reeks emit (odor) stinks 100 stealth n stealth bomber slyness; sneakiness; secretiveness being stealth-> you sneak around well
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jul 7, 2009 12:36:18 GMT -8
1 abase v refused to abase himself to reduce or lower, as in rank base-down 1 attribute v attributed her success to her parents ascribe, explain; give credit ¿µ±¤À»µ¹¸®´Ù 1 cryptic a cryptic message mysterious; puzzling
1 ebullient a the girl's ebullient nature showing excitement personality 1 falter v her courage did not falter hesitate; stop short
1 incite v incite a riot arouse to action; goad; motivate someone who encourage riot : rabblerousers/firebrands 1 lurid a lurid cover stories wild; sensational; graphic; gruesome anything that is sensational interesting enough 1 pervasive a pervasive odor pervading; spread throughout pervade(v) 1 remorse n feel remorse for his crime guilt; self-reproach 1 subside v storm subsided settle down; descend; grow quiet sub-below side-sit go down 2 abridge v abridged dictionary shorten you would get the main thing from agridged dictionary unabridged dictionary-all posibile meaning 2 audacious a audacious attempt daring, bold more than brave(can fight) challenging something that can you can handle. ex. complain to principle 2 cursory a cursory review casual; hastily done brief rush skimp thorough ´ëÃæ Åy´Ù. 2 eccentric a eccentric personality(-> weird, old people who do strange thing.) irregular; odd; whimsical; bizarre ec-out centric-center 2 fanaticism n religious fanatics excessive zeal(enthusiasm) 2 inclusive a from 1 to 10, inclusive tending to include all
include-keep things in 2 luxuriant a luxuriant hair abundant; rich and splendid luxury-fancy, expensive usually shamp commercial 2 pessimism n pessimistic view of life seeing the bad side only think of negative side of thing. opp. optimism 2 renounce v renounce her beliefs abandon; disown; repudiate reject 2 substantiate v substantiate the claim with facts establish by evidence; verify; support arguments 3 abstemious a abstemious eating habits moderate in eating and drinking eating little 3 austere a austere judge strict, stern
austere lifestyle (-> do not have enough money so have to be strict ) 3 curtail v curtail the program shorten; reduce wrap it up early 3 eclectic a eclectic research from many disparate sources doing a research paper different kinds of research, sources 3 fastidious a fastidious dresser difficult to please picky 3 incongruous a incongruous attire not fitting; absurd
3 magnanimous a magnanimous priest generous; great-hearted magna-big anima-soul, heart, mind very generous 3 phenomena n kept records of the phenomena observable facts singular. phenomenom earthquake, nuclear disaster, 3 repel v insect repellant drive away; disgust, push back re-back, again pel-push 3 subtlety n subtle humor(witty humor) perceptiveness; ingenuity; delicacy small, not obvious 4 abstract a abstract noun theoretical; difficult to understand real love, happiness, sadness(theoretical) abstract artist- picasso 4 authoritarian a authoritarian government exercising total control dictatorship 4 cynical a a cynical writer(journalist) tends to be more cynical distrustful of human motives you dont trust people try to twist it 4 edify v edify the church members instruct, correct morally tries to instruct morally 4 feasible a feasible plan practical; workable; likely possibly happen? 4 inconsequential a inconsequential to the result insignificant; unimportant in-not not affecting consequence 4 malicious a Cinderella's malicious sisters hateful; spiteful mal-bad 4 philanthropist n donation by the philanthropist lover of mankind
phil-love anthrop-mankind who loves mankind 4 replete a replete with books abundantly filled full of books 4 succinct a succinct answer brief; terse; compact 5 abstruse a abstruse essay hard to understand; esoteric abstract ideas difficult for common people to understand 5 autonomous a 50 autonomous states self-governing auto-self nomo-law, order self governing 5 daunt v undaunted by the threat intimidate
undaunt-not afraid 5 efface v efface the graffiti(º®³«¼) rub out to clear of self effacing-you are erasing yourself putting yourself down in a humble way 5 fell v lumberjack felled the tree cut or knock down 5 incontrovertib le a incontrovertible evidence indisputable; not open to question controversy-people are arguing about no controversy about it 5 marred a marred surface of the table damaged; disfigured scratch damage 5 piety n piety of the nuns religious devotion; godliness 5 reprehensible a reprehensible actions of the terrorists deserving blame any bad acts 5 superficial a superficial knowledge of grammar trivial; shallow you have just outside of the grammer see just outside and not see the deep inside 6 accessible a accessible on foot easy to approach, reach, enter, area accissilble on foot 6 aversion n strong aversion to snakes firm dislike vert-to turn turn away from it 6 debilitate v debilitated by old age weaken; enfeeble weaken by the old age 6 elaboration n elaborate on the idea addition of details talk more about it 6 fervor n fervor of the protesters glowing ardor; intensity of feeling
very emotional exitable syn.alter 6 incorrigible a incorrigible habit(habit that can fix it) not correctable cor-correct 6 materialism n materialistic society(Ȳ±Ý¸¸´ÉÁÖÀÇ) preoccupation with physical comforts and things monks and nuns are not materialistic 6 pitfall(lit. trap) n pitfalls of life(some difficulty) hidden danger
6 reprove v reprove the unruly student censure; rebuke yelling at the kids 6 superfluous a superfluous details(too much, unnecessary) unnecessary; excessive; overabundance super-over flu-flow 7 acclaim v acclaim the heroes applaud
7 banal a banal essay hackneyed; commonplace; trite
7 decorous a her decorous behavior was praised (decorum) proper
7 elated a elated child at Disneyland overjoyed
7 fitful a several fitful attempts spasmodic; intermittent
7 indefatigable a indefatigable marathon runner tireless
7 meager a meager earnings scanty; inadequate
7 pithy a pithy remark concise; meaningful
7 repudiate v repudiate all debts disown; disavow
7 surpass v surpassed his rival exceed
ped-foot bi-to biped-two legged animals quadra-four quadruped
kyklos-cycle bifocal-having two focuses cuspis-point bimontlhy-every two month bivalve- unibalve- phone-sound tele-distant quadraphonic - quadruplets- quadruple- later-side quadrilaterl-x4 bilateral-bilateral discussion;two side discussion -unus-one unilateral:one side discussion annus-less than one year annuity-payment that you receive once a year enn-more than one year quadrennial semiannual-half of year biannual-twice in one year per-through perennial-through the year tri-three triplet trifocal-having three focuses
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jul 14, 2009 12:44:13 GMT -8
7 acclaim v acclaim the heroes applaud
praise them cheerful them
n. receive a high acclaim
7 banal a banal essay hackneyed; commonplace; trite
just a plane.
typical
7 decorous a her decorous behavior was praised (decorum) good manners gentleman proper
7 elated a elated child at Disneyland overjoyed
very happy
7 fitful a several fitful attempts spasmodic; intermittent
not continouous
7 indefatigable a indefatigable marathon runner tireless
fatigue- getting tired
7 meager a meager earnings scanty; inadequate
low and small amount
7 pithy a pithy remark concise; meaningful
short and brief, just hard of the matter
7 repudiate v repudiate all debts disown; disavow
does not belong to someone
7 surpass v surpassed his rival exceed
pass up your rival
8 acknowledge v acknowledge the truth admit to be real or true
real
8 barren a barren desert desolate; fruitless and unproductive
cannot grow anything in there
opp. arable(good for farming)
8 defame v defamed my character harm someone's reputation
de-down/not
8 elegy n elegy for the dead poem or song of lamentation
8 flagrant a flagrant violation of the rules blatant
very open and clearly wrong
8 indelible a indelible ink not able to be erased
del-delete
not deletable
8 meander v meander through the park wind or turn in its course
wondering
8 placate v placate the angry customer pacify; conciliate(make the person calm)
make him calm and happy
pac-peace
8 rescind v rescind the contract cancel
to cancel or avoid
8 surreptitious a surreptitious peek secret; furtive; sneaky; hidden
9 acquiesce v acquiesce to the demand submit or comply silently or without protest
to give into somebody's demand 9 beguile v beguiled by the devil mislead or delude
guile-deceit
9 deference n show deference to elders respectful submission to opinion of others
defer-show respect for their opinion
9 elicit v elicit answers from students draw out by discussion
pull out an answer from students
9 florid a florid complexion(skin color of face-> looks healthy) ruddy; reddish; flowery
9 indict(indite) v indict the suspect charge
process of which formally taking a criminal to a court
9 mercenary a selfish and mercenary interested in money or gain
only care about your money and benefit
does not care about friendship or love
n. group of soldiers who fight for someone as long as they get paid well
9 ponderous a ponderous lecture; ponderous burden weighty; unwieldy
physically burden
9 reserve n judge's air of reserve(mannerism) self-control
judge is very calm and not sensitive for judging
9 susceptible a susceptible to colds impressionable; easily influenced
easily affected by
10 acquire v acquire wealth to gain for oneself
get somethng
10 belie v his size belies his strength contradict; give false impression
gives the false impression
10 degrade v movies degrade the minorities lower in rank; debase
de-down
10 eloquence n eloquence of the speaker expressiveness
fluent, talks very well
10 foolhardy a don't be foolhardy rash, bold
tries to act bravely
10 indifferent a feel indifferent toward the poor unmoved or unconcerned by
don't care
10 methodical a methodical approach to the problem systematic
take a long equation
10 pragmatic a pragmatic considerations practical
real word of usage
watch 'bigbang theory'
10 resigned a resigned to die accepting one's fate
you are given up to trying to fight something
10 sustain v sustain an injury / sustain life experience; support; nourish
we need shelter to sustain life
11 adroit a adroit handling of the ball nimble in use hand or body; skillful
skillful with it
11 benevolent a the benevolent priest generous; charitable
bene-good
volo-wish
11 delineate v delineate the riot in pictures portray
de-down
draw a picture or tell a picture
11 elucidate v elucidate the theory explain; enlighten
make it clear
11 frivolous a frivolous point / frivolous lawsuit lacking in seriousness
useless, minor
11 indigenous a the indigenous people native
11 meticulous a meticulous housekeeper excessively careful; painstaking; scrupulous
11 prattle v baby prattled on babble
nonsense babbling
11 resolution n New Year's resolution determination
11 sycophant n I'm sick of sycophants servile flatterer; yes man
12 adulation n adulation of the fans flattery; admiration
12 benign a benign sun; benign tumor kindly; favorable
bene-good
benign-good/harmless
malignant-cancer
12 denounce v denounce the crime condemn; criticize
12 elusive a elusive quarterback evasive; baffling
difficult to catch
12 frugality n the frugal gourmet(TV show) thrift; economy
using little money
12 indiscriminate a you should read indiscriminately choosing at random; confused
12 misanthrope n evil misanthrope one who hates mankind
mis-hate
anthrope-mankind
12 precarious a precarious investment uncertain; risky
not very stable
12 resolve n a firm resolve determination
12 taciturn a taciturn cowboy habitually silent; talking little
taci-silent
13 adversary n defeat the adversary opponent; enemy; foe
13 bequeath v bequeath the family fortune leave to someone by a will
pass the property down to someone
13 deplore v I deplore laziness(hate laziness) regret; disapprove of
really bad
13 emaciated a emaciated children in Africa thin and wasted
13 furtive a furtive glances stealthy; sneaky
looking at your cheat sheet
sureptitious
13 indolent a indolent couch potato lazy
13 miserly a miserly old man stingy; mean
a person who is very stingy
13 preclude v preclude the possibility make impossible; eliminate
inclue/exclude
prevent something from happening
13 respite n no time for respite interval of relief; time for rest
13 taint v tainted food contaminate; cause to lose purity
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jul 21, 2009 13:30:08 GMT -8
adverse
a
adverse wind/adverse reaction
unfavorable
going against you
ad(positive)=to
ab(negative)=from
blasphemy
n
thou shalt not blaspheme
to use the lord's name in bane
depravity
depravity of the criminals
depraved-weird perverted discusting
deprived-did not have something that you should had
embellish
embellish the truth(exaggerated little)/
embellish the dress
adorn;l ornament
garrulous
garrulous old men
loquacious;wordy;talkative
talk about nothing
goship
garrulous person
induce
sleep inducing pills
persuade;bring about
misnomer
'indian' was a misnomer
nomer-name
mis-wrong
precocious
precocious child
advanced in develpoment
very mature for his age
ex. dakota fannin
resplentdent
resplendent new clothes
dazzling;glorious;brilliant
tantamount
a
statement tantamount to a confession
was just like a confession
equivalent in effect or value
15 advocate v Lincoln advocated freedom of the slaves speak or write in favor of
fought for it/ speak for it
n.lawyer/ public person
ad-to toward
voca-voice/ call
15 blighted a blighted by the storm suffering from a disease; destroyed
kill whole the crops; like a disaster
15 deprecate v the teacher deprecated the use of slang express disapproval of
teacher explained using a slang is bad
15 emulate v emulate the tutor imitate; rival
i emulate mrk
15 glutton n gluttony is a deadly sin one who eats too much
you are a glutton
15 inert a remain inert in bed(unmoving in bed) inactive; lacking power to move
inert gases-dont react with anything
15 mitigate v mitigate his anger(moderate some feeling) appease; moderate
sim. placate a person
15 predator n predators of the jungle creature that eats another animal
15 restraint n show some restraint moderation or self-control
15 temper v temper your temper moderate; tone down or restrain
to reduce/ moderate/medigate
16 aesthetic a aesthetic value pertaining to a sense of the beautiful
artistic value
16 bolster v bolster the argument with facts support; prop up
have to support
16 deride v people derided Noah scoff at
made fun of him
ride-make someone laugh
ridiculous
16 endorse v endorse the candidate / endorse the check(sign a back of the check; transfer money to bank or another person) approve; support
dorsal-backside
endorse-push back and support it
16 gratify v she felt gratified by the praise to please
adj. gratifying
16 infamous a OJ's infamous trials notoriously bad
famouns for bad thing
notorious
16 mock v mock the teacher ridicule; imitate, often in derision
make fun of someone
16 predecessor n Clinton's predecessor former occupant of a post
pre-before
person who went before in that position
16 reticence n reticence of the suspect reserve; uncommunicativeness
tic-taciturn(silent)
doesnt want to say anything
16 tenacity n tenacity of the detective(holding up a case) firmness; persistence
tan-hold
tanetment
adj. tenacious
not giving up
17 affable a kids love their affable teacher friendly; cordial
17 braggart n my brother's a braggart boaster
17 derivative n a derivative of the original formula unoriginal; derived from another source
taken from the original and changed little bit
17 engender v confidence engenders success cause; produce
gen-verse
genesis
produce success
17 gratuitous a gratuitous violence in movies given freely; unwarranted
totall unnecessary but attract people
gratuity-get for free
17 infer v what can you infer from the passage? deduce; conclude
read it and even though the author did not mention about that
reader can get conclusion from the passage
17 mollify v mollify the angry customer soothe
placate the angry customer
17 predilection n predilection for classical music partiality; preference
17 retract v retract his statement withdraw; take back
re-back, again
tract-pull
retract-pull back/ misleading
17 tentative a tentative plan hesitant; not fully worked out or developed
might change before that
18 affirm v OJ affirmed his innocence to assert positively; maintain as true
make it sure again
18 brevity n brevity of a telegram conciseness
brief
18 despondent a despondent mood depressed; gloomy
sad and depressed
18 enhance v enhance the program increase; improve
make something better
improvement
18 gravity n gravity of the situation seriousness
idea of being heavy
how serious it is
18 ingenious a what an ingenious idea clever; resourceful
like an genious
18 morose a sad and morose ill-humored; sullen; melancholy
gloomy and sad
18 presumptuous a presumptuous challenge arrogant; taking liberties
bbunbbunhan
18 reverent a reverent worshippers(people who are worshiping) respectful; worshipful
reverend
18 terse a terse and short concise; abrupt; pithy
19 agenda n morning agenda outline of things to be done
schedule of things to do
19 cajole v cajoled into doing all the work coax; wheedle
someone tricks me
my parents cajole me by offering me soemthing
19 despot n despotic ruler tyrant; harsh
single authoritarian ruler
dictator
19 enigma n he's an enigma puzzle; mystery
can't figure him or situation out
19 gregarious a gregarious partygoers sociable
sociable people
like to be in party
19 inherent a inherent characteristic firmly established by nature or habit
natural characteristic
born with it
19 mundane a talk about mundane matters worldly as opposed to spiritual
mundo
opp.discussion
common thing like we always talk
19 pretentious a pretentious teacher ostentatious; pompous
kinda arrogant
19 rhetorical a rhetorical skills in speech 1.pertaining to effective communication
2.question does not inquire answer
relating to argumentation
19 threadbare a threadbare sweater shabby and poor
thread-old
ped-foot bi-two quadr-four cycle-wheel cuspis-point phone-sound later-side unus-one annus-year enn-year per-through tri-three lesson 2 centrum:100 century-100 year centennial-hundred bicentennial-two hundred tricentennial-three hundred semicentennial-50years sesqui 1and 1/2 sesquicentennial susqui mille-1000 millennium-thousand years centipede-jinae millipede metron(meter):measure pedometer-tells you how long have been walked for joggers optiko:vision optometist-who measure your vision chronos:time chronometer- therme opticioan-lens makers
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Jul 28, 2009 11:54:15 GMT -8
20 alleviate v alleviate the pain(make it less) to lessen; mitigate
levy-light(not heavy)
levity-being very light
20 calculated a calculated decision deliberately planned
carefully think about
20 detached a feel detached from his family emotionally removed; calm and objective
opp. attach
20 enmity n enmity between the enemies ill will; hatred
20 guile n guile and deceit deceit; duplicity; wiliness
trick, being two faces
20 innate a innate talent for music inborn
nate-native, birth
20 munificent a munificent benefactor very generous
benevolent
20 prevalent a prevalent view widespread; generally accepted
view that is very common
prevalent view has been changed about gay
20 rigor n rigor of military training severity
adj. rigorous
rigorous military training
20 thrive v bees thrive in the summer prosper; flourish
21 aloof a aloof at parties at a distance; reserved or reticent
person who is at party but not enjoy the party
not sociable
21 candor n thanks for your candor frankness
n. candid
very open and honest
candid camera- mol lae camera
21 deterrent n death sentence deters crime something that discourages
v. deter
21 enunciate v enunciate every syllable speak distinctly
speak clearly every syllable
21 gullible a don't be so gullible easily deceived
believe anything
21 innocuous a innocuous error harmless
inconsequential
no big deal
ex.punctuation
21 nefarious a nefarious villain very wicked
evil
21 prodigal a prodigal son wasteful; reckless with money
from the bible
21 robust a a robust young man vigorous; strong
very stron and energetic
21 tirade n teacher's lengthy tirade extended scolding; denunciation
22 altruistic a altruistic donation unselfishly concerned for others
alter-other, change
care about other people
22 capricious a capricious storm fickle; incalculable
very unpredictable
22 detrimental a detrimental to your health harmful; damaging
very dangerous
22 ephemeral a ephemeral life short-lived; fleeting
short live
22 hackneyed a hackneyed plot commonplace; trite
very unoriginal
22 innovation n innovation in technology change; introduction of something new
nova-new
22 negate v negate the argument cancel out; nullify; deny
make the opposite
sunny-cloudy
22 prodigious a prodigious strength marvelous; enormous
22 ruthless a ruthless murderer pitiless; cruel
no mercy for his victim
22 torpor n torpor of a hibernating bear lethargy; sluggishness; dormancy
very slow and sluggish
adj. torpid
23 ambiguous a ambiguous answer having several possible meanings
politician tend to be ambiguous
23 caricature n caricature of the president distortion; burlesque
cartoon drawing that exaggerate feature
exaggerate something
23 devious a the devil's devious ways going astray; erratic; cunning
devious-going erratic
23 erroneous a erroneous answer mistaken; wrong
error
23 hamper v hamper the progress obstruct; to block the path
anything that gets in my way
23 insipid a insipid design lacking in flavor; dull
very dull and boring
23 nonchalance n nonchalant about his grades indifference; lack of concern; composure
adj. nonchalant
don't care about something
dont take it seriously
syn. indifferent
23 profane v profane the name of God violate; desecrate
profanaty
say something violate about God
23 sage n consult the sage wise person
23 tranquility n tranquil waters calmness; peace
meditation
24 ambivalent a she felt ambivalent uncertainty or fluctuations
feel both love and hate
24 censorious a censorious church groups they censor thing
this is not good for you and bad
critical
censor-v.,n.
24 devise v devise a plan think up; plan
make up a plan
24 erratic a erratic behavior odd; unpredictable
error
not acting in a weird way
24 hardy a hardy plants sturdy, robust
24 insolvent a insolvent business bankrupt; unable to repay one's debts
not about solution but business
not profitable, losing money
24 notoriety n OJ's notoriety disrepute; ill fame
famous in a negative way
24 profligate a wild and profligate companions dissipated; wasteful; wildly immoral
bad influence
24 sanction v sanction the new policy approve; ratify
in terms of government
approving their policy
24 transient a transient guests at a hotel momentary; temporary
stay temporarily
n. homeless people
the transient
25 analogous a analogous situation corresponding in some particular
situation that is similar
25 censure v teacher censured the student blame; criticize
25 didactic a didactic puzzle teaching; instructional
25 equivocal a equivocal answer ambiguous
equ-equal
vocal-voice
giving yes and no at the same time
25 haughtiness n haughtiness of the cheerleaders pride; arrogance
typical image
25 instigate v instigate the people to revolt urge; start; provoke
very few political leaders who get the other people excited
25 novelty n novelty of a new toy something new; newness
nova-new
25 profound a profound idea deep; not superficial; complete
25 satirical a satirical humor mocking
satire-story that makes some of something
mocking of typical
25 trepidation n feel trepidation about the interview fear; nervous apprehension
feel fear, worries
lesson 5 im/in:in, not impede-ped:foot to get in the way in foot slow you down ex:out expedite-to get out of the way of your foot expediter-person who does expedite expeditious-done quickly exhale-to breath out exclude-keep something out include-bring something in verto-turn, inward, extro-outward extrovert-outgoing person expedition-going out trip, journey sesqui:one and half sesquipedelian-one and a half foot sequipedalianism-describe person who uses big words cura:care curator-curator of museum/ person in charge of museum sine:without sinecure-without care-> job that you have no responsibility pedicure- manus:hand manicure verto, versus:turn conversion-change ex. religion v.convert n.conversion revert-re:back or again turn back some ways pervert-to twist out of shape invert-fliping up side dwon introvert-turn inward extrovert-turn outward vertigo-dizziness adj. vertiginous vertebra-backbone set of small born turn vertebrae-is able to do a lot of thing versatile-versatile musician pod
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Aug 4, 2009 11:38:49 GMT -8
26 anarchist n anarchy in the USA one who advocates no law
an-not
having no ruler
monarchy
mono(one)+archy(rule)
26 clemency n show clemency to prisoners being lenient; mildness
governor showing leniency, forgiveness
26 diffuse v diffusion of the gas spread widely
one thing pass through another
26 erudite a erudite professor learned; scholarly
knows a lot of thing
26 heed v heed my warning pay attention to; consider
prophet says
26 insularity n insularity of the islanders narrow-mindedness; isolation
insular
insulation-keeps the heat in or out
Japan are surrounded by water so that they are insulated
narrow mind
26 nullify v nullify the contract to make invalid
make it nothing
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blank the contract
cancel the contract
26 profusion n apologized profusely overabundance; lavish expenditure; excess
apologized a lot
profusion of choices at supermarket
-> many choices in a supermarket
26 saturate v saturate the sponge soak thoroughly
26 trifling a a trifling matter trivial; unimportant
27 anecdote n speech began with an anecdote a short account of an incident (often amusing)
personal story
27 coercion n they coerced him to confess use of force to get compliance
force him to confess
27 digression n one of the teacher's digressions wandering away from subject
gress-step
27 esoteric a esoteric theory hard to understand
some theory in physics, space, universe,
hard to understand
27 heresy n Galileo was tried for heresy opinion contrary to popular belief (or religion)
put on trial
27 insuperable a insuperable barrier insurmountable; unbeatable
in-not
super-over
27 nurture v nurture the children nourish; educate; foster
take care of children
rasing up children
27 proliferation n proliferation of gang violence rapid growth; spread; multiplication
27 savory a savory meal tasty; pleasing, attractive or agreeable
yummy!
27 trite a trite conversation in movies hackneyed; commonplace
banal
28 antagonistic a antagonistic antagonist acting in opposition; hostile
main character- protagonist
28 compile v compile data to gather together
28 diligence n work with diligence steadiness of effort
hard working
28 eulogy n eulogy for the heroes expression of praise (often in funerals)
eu-good
logy-word
28 homogeneous a homogeneous population(korea, janpan, one ethnic group) of the same kind
homo-same
28 integrity n honesty and integrity uprightness; wholeness
everything about good, honest , trustful
28 obdurate a obdurate in his refusal stubborn
obstinate
28 prolific a prolific writer abundantly fruitful
writer who produces a lot
28
scanty a scanty supply of food meager; insufficient
not enough
28 truncate v truncate the number cut the top off
29 antidote n antidote for the poison a medicine that counteracts poison
medicine
drug
29 complacent a complacent look self-satisfied
happy and satisfied
29 diminution n diminution of value lessening; reduction
29 euphemism n euphemism for 'dead' mild expression for harsh one
eu-good
29 hyperbole n hyperbole in poems exaggeration; overstatement
29 intervene v intervene in the dispute come between
inter-between
vene-come
intervention-when your friend is in trouble, help him, suggest etc.,
29 objective a objective opinion not influenced by emotions; fair
29 propriety n behave with propriety fitness; correct conduct
properness
29 scrupulous a scrupulous worker conscientious; extremely thorough
scrup-having good moral sense
kinda hard working
29 turbulence n plane experienced some turbulence state of violent agitation
30 antiquated a antiquated antiques old-fashioned; old
30 compliance n compliance with the school rules conformity to requirements
30 discerning a discerning professor mentally quick and observant; having insight
smart about thing
30 evanescent a evanescent pleasure fleeting; vanishing
short pleasure
ex. eating chocolate
30 hypocritical a hypocritical church members pretending to be virtuous
say one thing and do another
30 intimidate v the bully intimidated the kids frighten
scared the kid
30 obliterate v obliterate the enemy forces destroy completely
30 protract v protract the discussion prolong
to pull
make it longer
30 scrutinize v teacher scrutinized every detail examine closely and critically
30 turmoil n political turmoil great commotion and confusion
any kind of violent confusion
31 apathy n apathy for the poor lack of interest or concern
a-not
pathy-feeling
opp. sympathy
31 composure n nothing would shake her composure mental calmness
she was very composed-> very calm
31 discriminating a discriminating taste in art able to see differences
you know what is good or bad
31 exacerbate v exacerbate the situation worsen; embitter
make worse
31 hypothetical a a hypothetical situation supposed; based on assumptions
imagining a situation
31 intractable a intractable teenager unruly; stubborn; unyielding
tract-to pull
not pullable
31 oblivion n his mind was lost in oblivion obscurity; forgetfulness
daydreaming
doesnt know what's going on around him
31 provincial a provincial attitude unsophisticated; pertaining to a province
province-territory away from the city
country type attitude
31 seclusion n live in seclusion isolation; solitude
living alone
31 undermine v undermined the teacher's authority weaken; sap
ex. refuse to do homework
dont' care about detention or something
challenging someone's power
pod podium tripod trio tricycle triple cuts in the body sectus bisect trisect twins intersect insect twins triplets- three twins quadruplets-four twins quadrisect-cut into four pieces lingua bilingual trilingual quadrilingual linguistics lingustics linguistics(adj) linguist plico(-ple, -ply, -plic) imply plywood-multiple fords of wood #ply implicit-implied adj explicit explicate the poem (fold out the meaning) ad to, toward opp. ab(Away)
duo dublicate- make two copies triplicate-make three copiesquadruplicate quintuplicate sexuplicate septupicate octuplicate trans duo duet-2 trio-3 quartet4 quintet-5 sextet -in poem sestet
insinuate-negatively fero (bring, carry) infer inference transfer- across confer-opp.disfer conference-bring ideas differ defer-down, away postpone sect dissect re-back recede-go backward duplex-two homes in one building triplex explicate complicate complex-things are all mixed reply pliers-tool that you use to fix something cheir(chiro) chiropodist chiropody graphein write biography telegraph phonograph phono-sound chirography chiro-hand chiropractory chirography chiropractor-treat with hands such as massage okto, pous octopus octosyllable octoroon
gonia angle octogon octogonal octogenarian decade septuagenarian nonagenarian
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Aug 11, 2009 12:06:05 GMT -8
32 apocryphal a apocryphal tales untrue; made up
32 comprehensiv e a comprehensive review for the test thorough, inclusive
complete
comprehensive test- covers all the chapters
32 disdain v I disdain the poor treat with scorn or contempt
do not like the poor
32 exalt v exalt the name of God praise; raise in rank or dignity
raise high and praise
worshiping god
32 iconoclastic a
clash iconoclastic hippies of the 60's attacking traditions
32 inundate v inundated with homework overwhelm; flood; submerge
so much
32 obscure v obscure meaning darken; make unclear
unclear, claudy
ambiguous-> unclear between tho things
32 provoke v provoke the dog to attack stir to anger; cause retaliation
artist being provocative-> in a good way. not a boring thing
32 sedentary a sed-sit
sedentary occupation requiring sitting
32 uniformity n uniformity of style sameness; monotony
uni-one form
33 appease a appease the Germans to make calm or content
appease hitler.
keep hitler happy
33 concede v he conceded that he was wrong admit; yield
con-with
cede- to go
McCain conced his lost
33 disinclination n disinclination to study unwillingness
opp. likely
most of us have discinclination to study
33 excerpt n an excerpt from the novel selected passage
quote
33 idiosyncrasy n everyone has his idiosyncrasies individual trait, usually odd
ex. mrk eates chetos with chapsticks
because he does not want to put the things on his fingers
33 invert v invert the fraction turn upside down or inside out
33 obstinate a obstinate child stubborn
obdurate in his refusal
33 proximity n close proximity to school (kinda redundancy but colloquial) nearness
how nwar one thing is another
33 servile a servile obedience slavish; cringing
act like a servant
33 unkempt a unkempt lawn disheveled; uncared for in appearance
notkept up very well
34 apprehension n feeling of apprehension fear of future trouble
apprehensive
fearful and worry about something
job interview, principle calling, SAT testing day is coming!!!
dont get confused with police apprehends the criminal
34 conciliatory a angry despite conciliatory words reconciling; soothing
sorry
i was being a jerk, and i will make it up again for you
making up and suding
34 dismiss v teacher dismissed the idea put away from consideration; reject
doesnt' give much thoughts
34 execute v execute the program put into effect; carry out
he is killed and shot
execute people -> he was hanged
not hung
executing the program- start the program
34 ignominy n ignominy of his defeat deep disgrace; shame or dishonor
scarlet letter is all about that
34 ironic a ironic result resulting in a contrary outcome
34 ominous a ominous storm clouds threatening
big dark gloomy cloud
34 prudent a prudent investor cautious; careful
34 skeptic n couldn't convince the skeptic doubter
34 unobtrusive a unobtrusive undercover agent inconspicuous; not blatant
not obvious
35 arable a arable land fit for growing crops
arable that good for farming
35 concise a concise definition brief and compact
very short and simple definition
35 disparage v disparage his rival's effort belittle
part- not/ away
equal
35 exemplary a exemplary student serving as a model; outstanding
model student
35 illicit a illicit drugs illegal
not
elicit answers from students
35 irreproachable a irreproachable conduct(-> perfect conduct) blameless; impeccable
irr- not
reproach- blame
35 opaque a opaque shower window dark; not transparent
cannot see through that
35 qualified a qualified answer limited; restricted
a limited statement
like chocolate except white
some people think this way
35 sluggish a felt sluggish in the mornings slow; lazy; lethargic
35 unprecedented a unprecedented success novel; unparalleled
pre-before
cede-go
success that never had been before
36 arbitrary a arbitrary decision contingent solely upon one's discretion
decision that is random
36 concur v I concur with the decision agree
36 disparity n disparity in rank difference
par-equal
dis-not
disparity- unequlness
36 exemplify v exemplify the idea serve as an example of
it becomes an example of something
36 illusory a illusory promises deceptive; not real
illusion- not real
resolute
firmly determine to do something
36 irresolute a irresolute in his decision uncertain how to act; weak
not sure
36 opportunist n betrayed by the opportunist one who chooses expediency over principles
person who see the situation negatively
trying to take advantage from someone
36 quandary n in a quandary about which school to attend dilemma
yale? harvard?
36 somber a somber news / somber colors gloomy; depressing; dark; drab
somber news=very serious news
36 unwarranted a unwarranted rudeness unjustified; groundless; undeserved
not deserve
theres not reason to be rude
37 arbitrate v arbitrate the dispute to decide as a third person (as a judge)
i act as a judge
intervening
37 condone v I cannot condone your behavior overlook; forgive
cannot forgive you
37 dispassionate a dispassionate judge calm; impartial
don't have any personal feeling
fair minded
37 exhaustive a exhaustive research thorough; comprehensive
use up all your energy
37 immutable a nothing is immutable unchangeable
change
mutation
unexpected change
mutable- changeable
immutable- unchangeable
37 jocular a jocular jokes said or done in jest
37 optimism n optimistic outlook seeing the positive sides to everything
a positive thinking person
37 quiescent a quiescent volcano at rest; dormant; temporarily inactive
it is quiet now
not active
37 soporific a soporific lectures sleep-causing; marked by sleepiness
soper-sleep
soporific lecture- causes sleep
37 usurp v usurp the throne seize another's power or rank
overthrows the king
overtake the kingdome,king's position
Etymology Review Quiz: IWP 1-10
Roots (40Questions X 2pts)
ped foot bi two later side cycle circle quadr four uni together, one semi half phone sound ann year enn yearly centum 100 mill 1000 meter measure optiko vision chronos time in, im not ex out verto turn intro inward extro outgoing manus hand cura care sectus six lingua language plico fold ad toward inter between duo two, senond, octo 8 trans across con together re again dis away de down fero bring, carry chiro hand graph write gonia angle octoginta eighty tele away, far
Vocab (20Questions X 1pt)
biped foot unilateral decision made by only one group bicentennial 200 years chronic time chronometer clock which is mesuring time more accurately millennium 1000 years expedite make it more quickly than the original one. introvert quiet, shy person curator person in charge of museum optometrist person who are dealing with glassess impede hinder revert go back linguistics a person who study language recede move away quadrisect cut into four pieces explicate make it claear pliable flexilbe duplex second, double podiatrist foot doctor octogenarian eighty
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Post by vocabulitis5 on Aug 18, 2009 13:20:43 GMT -8
38 arbitrator n arbitrator arbitrates judge
38 conflagration n conflagration of 1666 great fire
38 disperse v disperse the crowd scatter
38 exhilarating a exhilarating workout invigorating and refreshing
38 impair v closed captioned for the hearing impaired injure; hurt
38 judicious a judicious investment sound in judgment; wise
38 opulence n opulence of the ballroom extreme wealth; luxuriousness
38 ramble v ramble on for hours wander aimlessly (physically or mentally)
38 sporadic a sporadic occurrence occurring irregularly
38 vacillate v don't vacillate when making decisions waver; fluctuate
39 archaic a archaic words antiquated; of an earlier period
39 confound v confounded by the SAT questions confuse; puzzle
39 disputatious a disputatious lawyer argumentative
39 exonerate v OJ was exonerated acquit; exculpate
39 impeccable a impeccable manner faultless
39 labyrinth n lost in the labyrinth maze
39 orator n orator's speech public speaker
39 rancor n rancor against the foe bitterness; hatred
39 spurious a spurious arguments false; counterfeit; illogical
39 vaporize v vaporize the liquid turn into vapor
40 arid a arid desert extremely dry; parched
40 constraint n time constraint compulsion; repression of feelings
40 disseminate v disseminate the propaganda scatter (like seeds)
40 expedient a most expedient method suitable; practical; politic
40 impecunious a impecunious bum without money
40 laconic a laconic reply brief and to the point
40 ornate a ornate Italian sofa excessively decorated
40 ratify v ratify the amendment approve formally; confirm; verify
40 spurn v spurn the villain's offer reject; scorn
40 venerate v venerate the leader revere
41 arrogance n arrogance of the teacher stuck-up; offensive display of self-importance
41 contend v the author contends that . . . struggle; assert earnestly
41 dissent v dissent from majority disagree
41 expedite v expedite the delivery hasten
41 impede v impede progress hinder; block; delay
41 lament v lament the death of the King grieve; express sorrow
41 ostentatious a ostentatious dresser showy; pretentious
41 raze v raze the building destroy completely
41 squander v squander the money waste
41 verbose a verbose speaker wordy
42 articulate a articulate speaker using language fluently
42 contentious a loud and contentious voices quarrelsome
42 dissonance n dissonance in music discord
42 explicit a explicit instructions / explicit language totally clear; definite
42 implausible a implausible excuse unlikely; unbelievable
42 lampoon v lampoon the President in caricatures ridicule
42 pacifist n peace-loving pacifists one opposed to violence
42 rebuttal n rebuttal to the argument refutation; response with contrary evidence
42 stagnant a stagnant pool of water motionless; stale; dull
42 viable a a viable plan practical or workable
43 artifacts n Roman artifacts any handmade object of earlier period
43 contract v contract the muscle / contract a disease compress or shrink; to catch a disease
43 divergent a two divergent paths differing; deviating
43 exploit v exploit the illegal immigrants make use of, sometimes unjustly
43 implement v implement the plan; kitchen implement put into effect; tool
43 languish v languished in prison for years lose animation; lose strength
43 parody n parody of the song humorous imitation
43 recant v recant the testimony disclaim or disavow; retract a previous statement
43 static a static character unchanging; lacking development
43 vigor n vigor of a young man active strength
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