PPT-Vocab 2 Avarice Too great a desire for wealth; noun

Abominable Disgusting hateful adjective Grisly Terrifying adjective Prudent Cautious and wise adjective Transcend To exceed or surpass verb Absolve To forgive verb Reprove To disapprove verb. A picture is worth a . thousand words!. oppress. To keep someone down by means of authority (verb). Oppression (noun) oppressive (adjective). Slavery was perhaps the most . oppressive . act in American history as thousands of Africans were forced into service.. Semester TWO. Vocabulary Defs. . Vocab: Tuesday 1-27-15. 1.. Embellish. . - . verb. Make more beautiful. ;. add details to.. 2. . Indolent. - . adj.. (of tumors . e.g. ) slow to heal or develop and usually painless. September 29, 2014. Get out your POS Guide Sheet . Navigate (Verb). sail or travel . over a . stretch of water or . terrain, . especially carefully or with difficulty.. Schooner (Noun) . a sailing ship with two or more . SEMESTER TWO. VOCABULARY DEFINITIONS. Vocab: Tuesday 1-27-15. 1. . . 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.. Erratic. Adj. . . Acting, moving, or changing in ways that are not expected. . Nothing has ever been accomplished with an erratic diet. . Extortion. Noun. . The crime of getting money from someone else by using force. Aspire. Verb. To want to have or achieve something; to accomplish a particular goal. David aspired to a career in medicine. Nancy didn’t aspire to be wealthy, just happy. . Inveigh. Verb. To protest strongly or complain bitterly. S-skill. A-inability . Ability to learn or understand quickly . The new kid on my basketball team has aptitude for the sport considering he can dunk.. Attentive Adj. . S-polite . A-rude . Give attention to something; also being considerate of others. (verb) to speak or write a . speech about . a person’s life or character. .. eulogize. If you were to . eulogize. your favorite book character’s life, what would you say?. (. adj. ) imperfect. Refined behavior; elegance.. “For courtliness she had a special zest,/ And she would wipe her upper lip so clean / That not a trace of grease was to be seen…” (. ln. . 136-138). Courtliness (n.). cordially. Adj.: warm, friendly, sincere. destitute. Adj. : Not having the necessities of life, poor or needy. dingy. Adj. : darkened with smoke or grime, dirty or discolored. dirge. Noun: . a slow song that expresses sadness or sorrow, especially one sung at a funeral. to regard with horror or loathing; to hate deeply. . The young boy . abhorred. the . brussel. sprouts. . Syn.abominate. , despise, loath. Ant.admire. , cherish. Amend (Verb). to change in a formal way; to change for the better. (noun) . a youth. stripling. The jury overlooked the idea that he was only a . stripling. , and they tried him as an adult.. (verb) to drive together so that one slides into the other like the sections of a spy-glass. v.—to make less in amount, degree; to deduct. Synonym. : decrease; subside. We stood on the dock on that moonless night, waiting for the storm to . abate. .. adulation. n.—praise or flattery that is excessive. Vocabulary To Kill a Mockingbird Vocab #1 Afflicted (verb)- Cause pain or suffering to Alien ( a dj ) – foreign, exotic Alleged ( a dj ) - said, without proof, to have taken place or to have a specified illegal or undesirable