Set: MICDS 10th Grade 2nd Semester Vocabulary Test
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All 75 Terms
| | Term | Definition |
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epoch | (n) a historical period |
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expeditious | (adj) acting with speed and/or efficiency |
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inscrutable | (adj) difficult to fathom or understand; mysterious |
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sagacity | (n) wisdom |
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pernicious | (adj) deadly; wicked; destructive |
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arrears | (n) unpaid depts or obligations |
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ostensible | (adj) apparent; intended to be shown |
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assiduous | (adj) diligent |
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modicum | (n) a small, moderate amount |
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diffidence | (n) state of timidity or shyness |
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abate | (v) to reduce or lessen; to subtract from an amount (transitive or intransitive) |
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abject | (adj) being the most contemptible or miserable kind |
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affable | (adj) gentle and gracious; approachable |
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altercation | (n) an angry verbal dispute |
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animosity | (n) bitter hostility or hatred |
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antecedent | (n) a preceding occurrence or cause; (adj) preceding in time or order |
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augur | (v) to make predictions based on signs or omens; (n) a soothsayer (e.g. Tiresias) |
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aversion | (n) a feeling of instense dislike |
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cadence | (n) the beat of movement in dancing or marching; rhythmic flow in poetry |
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capitulate | (v) to surrender; to yield |
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caricature | (n) a grotesque representation; (v) to imitate in an exaggeratd manner |
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circuitous | (adj) going in a roundabout or indirect manner |
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clemency | (n) an inclination to show mercy; an act of mercy towards an offender |
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commiserate | (v) to express sorrow or pity; to sympathize with |
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complacent | (adj) self-satisfied; almost smug |
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consign | (v) to give over to the care of another; entrust; to deliver for custody or sale |
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conspicuous | (adj) easy to notice; obvious |
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corroborate | (v) to strengthen or support with other evidence; to make more certain [takes an object] |
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deference | (n) courteous respect |
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deign | (v) to do something below one's dignity; to condescend [followed by an infinitive] |
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despondent | (adj) dejected; hopeless |
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dissipate | (v) to drive away or desperse; to waste or sqander recklessly |
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efficacy | (n) power to produce a desired effect; effectiveness |
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evanescence | (v) to disappear like a vapor; (n) the quality of lasting only a short time |
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fidelity | (n) faithfulness to one's duties and obligations |
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furtive | (adj) characterized by stealth; surreptitious |
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glib | (adj) ease of speech or writing the suggests insincerity |
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imperative | (adj) obligatory; compulsory |
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implacable | (adj) incapable of being appeased or pacified |
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inanimate | (adj) lifeless; inactive; dead; dull |
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incorrigible | (adj) incapable of being corrected or reformed |
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incumbent | (adj) imposed as an obligation or duty; lying or resting on something else; (n) currently holding a specified office |
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infallible | (adj) incapable of error or failure |
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insolent | (adj) boldly rude or disrespectful |
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inundate | (v) to overwhelm, as if with a flood |
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juncture | (n) the act of joining; a place where two things are joined; a critical point in time |
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lethargy | (n) a state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy |
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levity | (n) lightness in manner or speech, especially when inappropriate |
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lucrative | (adj) producing wealth; profitable |
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ludicrous | (adj) laughably absurd |
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magnanimous | (adj) generous and noble in spirit, understanding, and tolerance |
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mercenary | (n) a soldier hired into foreign service; (adj) motivated by desire for money or material gain |
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obliterate | (v) to do away with completely; to wipe out or rub off |
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obsequious | (adj) fawning; conspicuously obedient or submissive |
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ominous | (adj) menacing or threatening; forshadowing evil |
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perpetuate | (v) to cause to continue indefinitely |
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pilfer | (v) to steal (usually in small amount) |
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propensity | (n) an inclination |
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rejoinder | (n) an answer, especially to a reply |
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render | (v) to present for consideration or approval; to provide or make available |
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retaliate | (v) to return evil for evil; to pay back an injury in kind |
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ruminate | (v) to reflect on over and over |
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sallow | (adj) sickly yellow |
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sanguine | (adj) cheerfully optimistic; the color of blood; red |
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servile | (adj) befitting a servant or slave; abjectly submissive |
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spectral | (adj) ghostly; resembling a ghost |
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stint | (n) a length of time spent in a particular way; (v) to restrict or limit in amount or number |
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stolid | (adj) revealing little emotion; impassive |
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sumptuous | (adj) expensively splended |
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supercilious | (adj) overbearingly proud or arrogant |
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supplicate | (v) to ask for humbly or earnestly, as if praying |
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tremulous | (adj) timid or fearful |
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trenchant | (adj) hard-hitting and forceful (often used to charactorize writing or speech) |
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ubiquitous | (adj) being or seeming to be everywhere |
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vermin | (n) destructive animals or insects (rats, cockroaches); loathsome or offensive people |
Description
75 of the second semester vocab words, quoting the "English 10 / Terrell / Spring 05 Vocablary Words" sheet given to me from Ms. Donovan to prepare for the 2007 vocab test. Enjoy
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rilo2009 : Just post here if you find any errors
SchleSTL09 : Rick, you're the man
dliu-sion : sniper rick, what a sniper
rilo2009 : Changed evanesence → (v) to disappear like a vapor; (n) the quality of lasting only a short time to evanescence → (v) to disappear like a vapor; (n) the quality of lasting only a short time
rilo2009 : sorry for those of you who missed evanescent, i spelled it wrong, but just fixed it so its all good...
jfrancis : corroborate is spelled wrong...just so everyone knows it's spelled on here as corroberate
Last Message: 19 months ago
Most Missed Words
- imperative → (adj) obligatory; compulsory - 97 misses
- diffidence → (n) state of timidity or shyness - 94 misses
- deference → (n) courteous respect - 93 misses
- corroborate → (v) to strengthen or support with other evidence; to make more certain [takes an object] - 83 misses
- ostensible → (adj) apparent; intended to be shown - 81 misses
- obsequious → (adj) fawning; conspicuously obedient or submissive - 80 misses
- supercilious → (adj) overbearingly proud or arrogant - 77 misses