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GRADE 10SEMESTER TWO

VOCABULARY DEFINITIONSSlide2

Vocab: Tuesday 1-27-15

1

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Toshak

(noun) a large cushion stuffed with cotton or a foam mattress. It is popular in Afghanistan, Pakistan, Iran, and other countries in the Middle East.

2.

chador

– (

noun)

a cloth used as a head covering (and veil and shawl) by Muslim and Hindu women

3

. Taliban

– (

noun)

a fundamentalist Islamic militia; in 1995 the Taliban militia took over Afghanistan and in 1996 took Kabul and set up an Islamic government

4.

forbid

– (

verb)

command against

;

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

5.

burqa

– (

noun)

a loose garment (usually with veiled holes for the eyes) worn by Muslim women especially in India and PakistanSlide3

Vocab: Thursday 1-29-15

6.

affluent

:

abundant; a lot of something.

7.

intricate

:

extremely complicated.

8.

reveries

:

daydreaming.

9.

oscillating

:

a periodic cycle or change.

10.

garrulous

:

given to continual or tedious talking.Slide4

Vocab: Friday 1-30-15

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veracity

:

honesty; truthfulness

12.

havoc

:

to lay-waste; destroy

13.

chortle

:

to utter or say with a loud, exuberant, chuckling sound

14.

aloof

:

distant or reserved in attitude

15.

melee

:

a brawl; hand-to-hand fightSlide5

Vocab: Monday:2-2-15

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feign

:

to pretend

17.

nuances

:

a slight degree of difference

18.

trepidation

:

an involuntary trembling caused by ear or apprehension

19.

congenital

:

existing at or from birth

20.

rendered

:

to give as a due

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QUIZ #1 words 1-20 = Friday 2-6-15!!!Slide6

Vocab: Monday 2-9-15

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contrite

:

Showing remorse or guilt.

22.

impeccable

:

Without fault or error; flawless.

23.

vehement

:

Acting with great force or violence.

24.

valiant

:

Powerful and courageous.

25.

virtuous

:

Righteous; upright; dutiful.Slide7

Vocab: Wednesday 2-11-15

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morose

:

O

f a person: very serious, unhappy, and quiet.

27.

imminent

:

Happening very soon.

28.

guileless

:

Very innocent.

29.

embody

:

To represent (something) in a clear and obvious way: to be a symbol.

30.

façade

:

a way of behaving or appearing that gives other people a false idea of your true feelings or situation.

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QUIZ #2 = Friday 2-13-15Slide8

Vocab: Wednesday 2-18-15

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grimace

:

Facial expression in which your mouth and face are twisted in a way that shows disgust, disapproval, or pain.

32.

acrid

:

Bitter or unpleasant in taste or smell.

33.

pungent

:

Having a strong, sharp taste or smell.

34.

fickle

:

Changing often.

35.

meticulous

:

Very careful about doing something in an extremely accurate way.Slide9

Vocab: 2-15

36.

ambivalent

:

Simultaneous and contradictory attitudes or feelings (as attraction or repulsion) toward an object, person, or action

37.

nonchalant

:

Relaxed and calm in a way that shows that you do not care. or are not worried about anything

38.

melancholy

:

A sad mood or feeling.

39.

proverbial

:

of, relation to, or resembling a proverb

40.

rueful

:

showing or feeling regret for something done.

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Vocabulary: 3-9-15

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abhor

:

to dislike (someone or something) very much

42.

integrity

:

the quality of being honest and fair

43.

curtly

:

said or done in a quick and impolite way

44.

shirked

:

to avoid doing something that you are supposed to do

45.

austere

:

having a serious and unfriendly quality; strict Slide11

Vocabulary: 3-10-15

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furtive

-

adj.

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

.

47.

empathy

-

noun

understanding and entering into another's feelings.

48.

surly

-

adj.

inclined to anger or bad feelings with overtones of menace.

49.

ruminate

-

verb

chew the cuds

;

reflect deeply on a subject.

50.

gingerly

-

adj.

with extreme care or delicacy

;

adv.

in a gingerly manner.

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Vocabulary: 3-16-15

51.

morbid

-

adj.

suggesting an unhealthy mental state; caused by or altered by or manifesting disease or pathology.

52.

surreal

-

adj.

resembling a dream; characterized by fantastic imagery and incongruous juxtapositions.

53.

epiphany

-

noun

a divine manifestation; twelve days after Christmas; celebrates the visit of the three wise men to the infant Jesus.

54.

shrewd

-

adj.

marked by practical hardheaded intelligence; used of persons.

55.

paunchy

-

adj.

having a large belly.Slide13

Vocabulary: 3-17-15

56.

squalid

-

adj.

foul,

run-down and repulsive;

morally degraded.

57.

reputable

-

adj.

having a good reputation

58.

turmoil

-

noun

disturbance usually in protest; violent agitation

59.

profusely

-

adv.

in an abundant manner

60.

impunity

-

noun

exemption from punishment or loss.

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Vocabulary: 3-15

61.

irrevocable

-

adj.

Incapable of being retracted or revoked.

62.

ponder

-

verb

reflect deeply on a subject.

63.

incessant

-

adj.

occurring so frequently as to seem ceaseless or uninterrupted; uninterrupted in time and indefinitely long continuing.

64.

pragmatic

-

adj.

of or concerning the theory of pragmatism; concerned with practical matters.

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animosity

-

noun

a feeling of ill will arousing active hostility.Slide15

Vocabulary: 3-15

66.

looter

-

noun

someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war).

67.

shalwar

-

noun

a pair of light loose trousers with a tight fit around the ankles; worn by women from India.

68.

kameez

-

noun

A long tunic worn by many people from India.

69.

acquiescence

n. Passive consent or agreement without objection.

70.

avarice

n. Passion for getting and keeping riches.

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Vocab:4-13-15

71.

Assuage

- (verb) To make milder or less severe; relieve; ease; mitigate.

72.

Brandish

– (

noun)

the act of waving

;

verb

move or swing back and forth.

73.

Cynical

– (

adj.)

believing the worst of human nature and motives; having a sneering disbelief in e.g. selflessness of others.

74.

Engulf

– (

verb)

flow over or cover completely

;

engross (oneself) fully.

75.

Ennoble

– (

verb)

give a title to someone; make someone a member of the nobility

;

confer dignity or honor upon.Slide17

Vocab:4-14-15

76.

Grotesque

– (

adj.)

distorted and unnatural in

shape or size; abnormal and hideous

;

very odd.

77.

Impede

– (

verb)

be a hindrance or obstacle to

;

block passage through.

78.

Inert

– (

adj.)

slow and apathetic

;

unable to move or resist motion.

79.

Magnificent

– (

adj.)

characterized by grandeur.

80.

Menace

– (

noun)

A threat or the act of threatening

;

something that is a source of danger.

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Vocab: 4-21-15

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abstinence

; noun – the giving up of certain

pleasures such as food or drink.

82.

cacophony

; noun- discord; harsh sound.

83.

fallacy

; noun – false idea; mistaken belief.

84.

haphazard

; adjective – not planned; random.

85.

lackluster

; adjective – lacking brightness; dull;

lacking liveliness, vitality, or enthusiasm. Slide19

Vocab: 4-21-15

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Minimize

-

verb

make small or insignificant

;

cause to seem less serious; play down

87.

Misconception

-

noun

an incorrect conception

88.

Overtake

-

verb

To catch up with and possibly overtake

;

overcome, as with emotions or perceptual stimuli

89.

Profound

-

adj.

situated at or extending to great depth; too deep to have been sounded or plumbed

;

coming from deep within one

90.

Sheepish

-

adj.

showing a sense of shame

;

like or suggestive of a sheep in docility or stupidity or meekness or timidity

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Vocab: 4-27-15

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Splendor

-

noun

the quality of being magnificent or splendid or grand

;

a quality that outshines the usual

92.

Staid

-

adj.

Characterized by dignity and propriety.

93.

Advocate

-

noun

a person who pleads for a cause

or propounds an idea

;

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

94.

Anticipate

-

verb

To be a forerunner of

or occur earlier than

;

realize beforehand

95.

Circumscribe

-

verb

draw a line around

;

to draw a geometric figure around another figure so that the two are in contact but do not intersectSlide21

Vocab: 4-28-15

96.

Collective

-

adj.

set up on the principle of collectivism or ownership

and production by the workers involved usually under the supervision of a government

;

forming a whole or aggregate

97.

Consensus

-

noun

agreement in judgment or opinion

reached by a group as a whole

98.

Depreciate

-

verb

lose in value

;

lower the value of something

99.

Dispute

-

noun

coming into conflict with

;

a disagreement or argument about something important

100.

Enable

-

verb

render capable or able for some task

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Vocab: 5-4-15

101.

Encompass

-

verb

include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory

102.

Irony

-

noun

incongruity between what might be expected and what actually occurs

;

a trope that involves incongruity between what is expected and what occurs

103.

Militant

-

adj.

disposed to warfare or hard-line policies

;

showing a fighting disposition

104.

Morality

-

noun

concern with the distinction between good and evil or right and wrong; right or good conduct

;

motivation based on ideas of right and wrong

105.

Perpetuate

-

verb

To cause to continue or prevail.Slide23

Vocab: 5-5-15

106.

Prominent

-

adj.

conspicuous in position or importance

;

having a quality that thrusts itself into attention

107.

Satire

-

noun

witty language used to convey insults or scorn.

108.

Stereotype

-

noun

a conventional or formulaic conception or image

;

verb

treat or classify according to a mental stereotype

109.

Unity

-

noun

the quality of being united into one

;

an undivided or unbroken completeness or totality with nothing wanting.

110.

Urgency

-

noun

pressing importance requiring speedy action

;

an urgent situation calling for prompt action.

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Vocab: 5-11-15

111.

virtue

-

noun

quality of doing what is right

and avoiding what is wrong

;

moral excellence.

112.

laconic

; adjective – brief or terse in speech; using few words.

113.

meager

; adjective – thin; lean; of poor quality or small amount.

114.

obsolete

; adjective – out-of-date.

115.

pariah

; noun – an outcast. Slide25

Vocab: 5-12-15

116.

quandary

; noun – condition of being doubtful or confused.

117.

raconteur

; noun – a person skilled at telling stories or anecdotes.

118.

nomenclature

noun – a systematic naming in an art or science.

119.

blithe

-

adjective – happy and cheerful.

120.

lampoon

-

; noun – strong, satirical writing, usually attacking or ridiculing someone.

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Vocab: 5-18-15

121.

. 

innocuous

; adjective

– harmless.

122.

residual

; adjective - left over,

remaining.

123.

exemplary

; adjective - serving as a model.

124.

articulate

; adjective – able to put one’s thoughts into words easily and clearly. 

125.

extol

; verb - to praise highly. Slide27

Vocab: 5-19-15

126

.

tirade

; noun – a long, angry, or scolding

speech.

127

.

atrophy

; verb – to waste away. 

128

.

.

expunge

; verb – to erase; to remove

completely.

129

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.

insipid

; adjective – lacking interest or

spirit.

130

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extol

; verb - to praise highly.

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Vocab: 5-26-15

131.

.

dearth

; noun – shortage.

132.

.

jargon

; noun – the specialized vocabulary of members of a group.

133.

galvanize

; verb – to arouse suddenly; to startle.

134.

hackneyed

; adjective – used too often; trite; commonplace.

135.

iconoclast

; noun – a person who attacks cherished beliefs or established institutions.

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Vocab: 5-26-15

136.

.

aberration

; noun – deviating from the right path or usual course of action;

especially of a

minor

nature.

137.

garner

; verb – to gather and store away; to collect.

138.

.

hedonist

; noun – one who lives solely for pleasure.

139.

parsimonious

; adjective – too thrifty; stingy.

140.

deference

; noun – great

respect.

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