Vocabulary Review - Year End.pptx

7/28/2019 Vocabulary Review - Year End.pptx

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Conspiracy:

A secret plot with a harmful purpose.


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Transcendent:

Excelling or surpassing.


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Conviction:

Belief


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Proportionate:

Balanced


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Imparted:

Revealed


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Integrity:

Honesty; sound moral principals


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Manifest:

Clear or plain


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Aversion:

Intense dislike


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Benefactors

People who help others


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Predominating:

Having influence


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Incessantly:

Without stopping


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Ethereal:

Not earthly; spiritual


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Impervious:

Impenetrable; resistant


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Superfluous:

Unnecessary


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Effete:

Sterile or unproductive


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Derision:

Contempt or ridicule


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Pertinent:

To the point; applying to the situation


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Encumbrance:

Burden or hindrance


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Temporal:

Worldly


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Tumultuous:

Stormy or turbulent


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Elation:

Celebration


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Perturbation:

Feeling of alarm or agitation


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Malicious:

Intentionally harmful


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Reserve:

Self-restraint


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Petulance:

Irritability or impatience


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Mirth:

Joyfulness


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Divergence:

Variance or difference


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Turbulence:

Wild disorder


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Ludicrous:

Laughable or absurd


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Plaintive:

Expressing sadness


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Doddering:Shaky; trembling from old age


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Pauper:

Extremely poor person


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Valance:

Short drapery


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Perpetuity:

Eternity


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Virulent:

Full of hate; venomous


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Acrid:

Bitter or irritating


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Archaic:

Old fashioned


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Vindicated:

Proved correct


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Tranquil:

Calm; quiet


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Rued:

Regretted


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Ravenous:

Very eager or hungry


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Guffawing:

A loud burst of laughter


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Amble:

Walk slowly


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Volley:

Firing of many shots at once


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Gaunt:

Very thin


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Sultry:

Humid and still


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Irked:

Annoyed or irritated


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Listed:

Tilted


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Morose:

Gloomy


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Furrow:

Groove made by a plow


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Intent:

Purposeful


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Solemn:

Serious


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Illumined:

Lighted up


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Radiation:

Pattern or arrangement


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Meditative:

Deeply thoughtful


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Ceremonial:

Formal


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Appointed:

Assigned


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Pendulum:

Swinging weight


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Douse:

Wet thoroughly


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Appraise:

Consider in a thorough way


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Bemused:

Confused by conflicting information


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Cringe:

Draw back in fear or pain


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Stilted:

Artificially formal

Old sport


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Fawning:

Attempting to win favor by flattery


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Crestfallen:

Brought low in spirit


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Derogatory:

Expressive of low opinion; negative


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Pugnacious:

Tough; stubborn


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Recumbent:

Lying down; resting


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Reprehensible:

Deserving of punishment


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Mottled:

Having spots or patches of color


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Mollify:

Gain the good will of


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Scuttle:

To scramble or run away hastily


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Gingerly:

Carefully; daintily


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Scoff:

Laugh with contempt or derision


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Meager:

Not enough; scant


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Cower:

Curl up in fear


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Drone:

An unchanging tone in voice


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Scourge:

Something causing misery or death


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Enthralled:

Fascinated


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Lurk:

To hide unnoticed


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Clamor:

A loud noise; uproar


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Dispirited:

Discouraged


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Frenzy:Frantic behavior; wildness


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Ardently:Intensely; eagerly


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Galled:Irritated


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Futile:Useless; pointless


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Elapse:To pass by; fade away


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Withering:Drying up


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AlliterationRepetition of consonant sounds


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Assonance:Repetition of vowel sounds


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Free Verse:Poetry that does not conform to a regular

meter or rhyme scheme


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Cadence:The natural rhythmic rise and fall of

speech as it is spoken


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Catalog:A list of things, people, or events


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Imagery:The use of words to evoke images


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Slant Rhyme:

A rhyming sound that is not exact


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Parallel Structure:The repetition of words or phrases


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Foreshadowing:The use of hints or clues to suggest what

will happen in a plot


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Epithet:

A descriptive word or phrase used to

characterize a person or thing

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