VOCABULARY HONORS ENGLISH III - PowerPoint Presentation

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VOCABULARY

HONORS ENGLISH III

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ABASH—to embarrass

ABATE—to subside or decrease

ABOMINABLE—terrible; horribleABRIDGE—to shorten or to condenseABSTAIN—to refrain from doing

ABUT--joined or located next to something else

ACCENTUATE—to emphasize or underscore

ACCOST—to attack

ACQUIESCE—to agree or consent or surrender

ACQUISITION—object or property obtained by someone

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ADAMANT—insistent or unyielding in view or opinion

AFFINITY—skill or interest

AFFLUENT—wealthy

ALLEGORY—story with many symbols

ALLEVIATE—to give relief; to ease

ALTERCATION—argument

AMBIGUOUS—unclear

AMBIVALENT—neutral or divided in view or opinion

ANAGRAM—word or phrase formed from letters of another word or phrase

ANECDOTE—short, humorous story

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ANTAGONIZE—to aggravate or annoy

APPRAISAL—an assessment of the value or worth of an object

APPRISE—to informARABLE—land that will produce cropsARBITRARY—controlled by impulse rather than by reason

ARCHIVES—place where documents are stored

ARDUOUS—difficult; requiring effort

ARRAY—pattern or displayASKEW—to be crooked or out of alignment ASSAIL—to attack

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ASSAY—to assess or determine value

ASSERTION—claim or declaration

ATTRITION—fading or wearing out over timeAUDACIOUS—bold; outrageousAUGMENT—to supplement or add to something else

AUSPICIOUS—notable; favorable; significant

AUSTERE—plain or severe

AUTOCRAT—dictatorBALEFUL—negative; cynicalBANDY—to exchange in a nonchalant way

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BELEAGUER—to bother or harass

BENEFICENT—kind; good-natured

BESTOW—to give or present as a gift or honorBETROTHED—engaged to be marriedBILATERAL—two-sided

BLITHE—happy; carefree

BOLSTER—to build up or reinforce

BREVITY—conciseness; using few wordsBROWBEAT—to intimidate or to bullyBRUNT—main target

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BRUSQUE—rude or abrupt in manner

BULWARK—wall

BUMPTIOUS—arrogant; rude

BUREAUCRACY—organized system

CAMARADERIE—bond of fellowship

CARNAGE—slaughter

CATHARSIS—purging of emotions

CEDE—surrender or relinquish a claim

CHAGRIN—embarrassment

CIRCUMSPECT—cautious; guarded; wary

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CITE—to quote a passage as evidence or to summon to court

CLIMACTIC—most intense or exciting

COALITION—alliance between two or more groups

COHERENT—well-thought and logical

COMELY—beautiful

COMPREHENSIVE—all-inclusive; complete

CONCERTED—combined or arranged together

CONGENITAL—innate or inherited

CONJECTURE—theory; guesswork

CONNOTATION—implied meaning

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CONSENSUS—agreement between or among parties

CONSONANT—in agreement or harmony with something else

CONTRABAND—item that has been obtained illegally or against the rules

CONTRITION—remorse or regret

CONVIVIAL—social; friendly

CORRELATE—to relate or be closely connected

CREDENCE—belief; acceptance

DEBACLE—catastrophe or disaster

DEBONAIR—charming; sophisticated

DECADENCE—period of decline

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DEFERENCE—respect; courteous yielding

DEFILE—to ruin or spoil

DEGENERATE—a corrupt person or someone/something in a deteriorated state

DEIGN—to act in a manner beneath one’s sense of dignity; to condescend

DELUGE—downpour or flood

DEMEANOR—outward behavior

DEPRECATE—to belittle; to express disapproval

DEROGATORY—critical or disparaging

DESPICABLE—contemptible; horrible

DISSIPATE—to scatter or to waste

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DISSOLUTE—immoral; unrestrained

DIVERGE—to split or branch off

EFFETE—pretentiousEFFICACIOUS—effective; having a desired resultELATION—joy or exultation

EMBELLISH—to add to or elaborate

EMENDATION—correction

ENCROACH—to intrude or invadeENORMITY—vastness; in the extremeENTHRALL—to fascinate or captivate