English exam vocab
english exam vocab. first exam
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- daft
- silly, foolish, crazy
- indifferent
- not interested or concerned about something; not caring
- stropping
- the act of sharpening a blade to a fine point on a thick band of leather called a strop
- sanction
- support
- tact
- the ability to speak or act without offending others
- abridged
- shortened, usually in reference to a writen or spoken work
- refined
- very polite or cultured
- jubilant
- filled with joy
- passive
- inactive
- indignant
- angered at something unjust or wrong
- draggled
- wet and dirty
- frippery
- guady or showy ornaments or dress; frou-frou
- entry
- in a reference book, a subject or word and info about it; the means or place by which to enter
- pummeled
- to hit with repeated blows
- blithely
- done with a happy soul; lighthearted
- taut
- tightly stretched
- devotion
- complete dedication to a cause or person
- compendium
- a short complete written summary/ a collection that include a variey of written works
- crevasse
- deep crack
- exhibit
- to show or arrange for public display
- etymology
- the origin and history of a word
- cordial
- warm and friendly
- deft
- adroit, dexterious
- abetting
- to help or encourage
- browse
- to look over reading material; sampling different parts
- pannier
- a large basket; especially one of wicker carried carried on the back of an animal or the shoulder of a person: n
- sage
- wise; showing great wisdom
- motivation
- the cause for the characters actions
- poignant
- keenly distressing to the mind or feelings; profoundly moving/touching
- nonfiction
- prose writing that presents and explains idoas or tells about real people, places, objects, or events
- veritable
- Being truly so called; real or genuine
- hospitable
- open and welcoming to guests
- resolute
- firm or determined; unwavering
- hypocrite
- one who pretends to have virtues or qualities he does not have; fraud; pretender
- seminar
- a class or conference held to discuss ideas on a topic
- delirium
- a mental disturbance characterized by confusion, disordered speech, and hallucionations
- enlighten
- to inform or give insight
- allure
- a strong facination or attraction; the power to attract
- consolation
- something that makes you feel better
- placate
- to lesson the anger of; especially by making confessions; appease; pacify
- cantonment
- temporary quarters assigned to troops
- irksome
- annoying; irratating
- suspense
- the feeling of anxious uncertainty about the outcome of events
- avid
- eager; very enthusiastic
- historical fiction
- real events, places, or people are incorporated into a fictional or imaginative story
- misconception
- A mistaken idea
- brusque
- rough and short in manner or speech; abrubt; curt
- indulge
- to give in to one's desires; characterized by excessive leniancy
- citation
- a reference to or a quatation from an authority
- cavalcade
- a procession of riders or carriages
- dignity
- a calm manner indicating self respect and worthiness; a sense of self respect
- conflict
- the struggle between opposing forces
- phonetics
- the study of the sounds of a language
- characters
- dynamic, static, round, flat
- short stories
- a brief work of fiction
- ingrained
- deep seated; firmly imprinted or fixed
- suave
- sophisticated; smoothly agreeable and polite
- confide
- to trust someone with private or secret info
- nicety
- a small offten unimportant detail; a fine point
- reconnoiter
- to look around
- fanatic
- a person excessively and unreasonably devoted to a cause or belief
- pandemonium
- a wild uproar
- effusive
- unrestrained or excessive in emotional expression; gushing
- confound
- confuse
- portage
- the labor of carrying or transporting
- zealous
- highly motivated by dedication to a cause, idea, or goal
- flinched
- to move back, as if away from a blow
- cache
- a place to hide, store, or safely guard treasure or food supplies
- homonym
- a word having the same pronunciation as a nother word but a different meaning from that word
- inscription
- written, engrave, printed as a lasting record
- sanctuary
- a place of protection
- reticent
- unwilling; reluctant
- accomplace
- one associated with another in wrongdoing
- gazetteer
- a dictionary of geographical places, including names and info
- exhilaration
- excited happiness
- plot
- The sequence of events in a literary work. The four parts are exposition, complication, climax, and resolution.
- propriety
- the quality of being proper; appropriatness
- unorthadox
- not conforming to established doctrine, especially religion; not conventional
- lexicon
- A dictionary.
- disclose
- to reveal or to open to view
- regime
- a particular gov. or admin.