Vocabulary on exam
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- sincerity
- the quality or condition of being sincere; honesty; genuineness
- contagious
- easily diffused or spread as from one person to another
- sanctuary
- a holy place, a place of shelter and protection; a reservation where birds or animals cannot be hunted or trapped
- alliance
- a formal agreement between nations or people for a particular cause
- phenomenon
- a condition or an event perceived by the senses; a rare or unexplainable occurrence; a marvel; a happening
- intelligible
- capable of being understood; clear
- baffle
- to perplex; to frustrate, hinder, or interfere with
- ruthless
- with out pity;cruel;hardhearted
- defy
- to refuse or resist openly; to dare; to withstand successfully
- intentional
- done on purpose; deliberate
- appaling
- causing horror or dismay
- intervene
- to come between in order to change a situation; to occur between
- inevitable
- unaviodable; certain to happen
- discord
- a lack of harmony; angry disagreement; strife; clashing sounds
- foresight
- the act or capacity of foreseeing, looking forward; prudence, preparation
- delegate
- a representative who has the authority to act for others; to send as a representative
- catastrophe
- a sudden, widespread disaster; a misfortune
- ecology
- the relationships between living things and their environments
- fragile
- easily broken or damaged; delicate; frail
- valid
- having legal force; well grounded on principles or evidence
- feline
- of cats; catlike; a cat
- incomparable
- not capable of being compared; incapable of being equaled; matchless
- gallery
- a long passageway; the cheapest seats in a theater; a place where paintings are displayed
- misdeed
- a bad or illegal act
- decieve
- to mis lead or delude someone, as by lying; to trick
- confederation
- a group, usually of nations or states, united in some shared purpose; a league of states
- anthology
- a collection of stories, poems, etc.
- adjacent
- adjoining; close to
- convert
- to change; to change or persuade someone to change to a new belief; one who has changed, as to a religion
- advent
- arrival; the coming of something, especially something long awaited
- customary
- according to custom; habitual; usual
- abuse
- to misuse; to injure or damage through maltreatment; a misuse; cruel treatment or words
- eminent
- high in rank or reputation; distinguished; outstanding or noteworthy
- picturesque
- suggesting a picture; strikingly vivid; charming or quaint to look at
- calamity
- a disaster; an extreme misfortune
- harmonious
- made up of parts that are orderly and pleasing; agreeable; showing agreement in attitudes, feelings, and so on
- pulverized
- to grind or crush to powder; to break into small pieces; to demolish
- calculation
- the process of using mathematics; careful thinking or planning; an estimate
- glorify
- to give glory to; to honor; to make something seem better than it actually is
- barbarism
- uncivilized, brutal behavior; cruelty; a nonstandard word or expression
- motivate
- to give one the idea for; to incite; to urge to action
- epedimic
- a sudden widespreadoutbreak' usually of an infectious disease
- valor
- boldness; courage; bravery
- vitality
- energy; exuberance; vigor
- menagerie
- an exhibit of caged animals; the enclosure for such a collection
- myriad
- an indefinitely great or vast number; countless, innumerable
- ferocious
- savage, fierce or cruel; intense
- deceased
- dead; a dead person or persons
- revelation
- something made known; a dramatic disclosure of something
- nourish
- to keep up; to provide with food; to support; to encourage; to endure
- bewilder
- to confuse terribly; to puzzle
- folklore
- unwritten stories, customs, sayings, and traditional beliefs of a culture; the study of these
- probable
- likely to be true or to happen
- attain
- to gain by hard work; to achieve; to reach
- novelty
- something new or unusual; an innovation; newness; originality
- artisan
- a worker with a special manual skill in trade or industry; an artist
- sustain
- to support; to withstand; to provide for; to keep in existence; to uphold as reasonable; to suffer or undergo
- knoll
- a small, rounded hill; a mound
- aggressive
- quick to attack; inclined to hostile actions; assertive; bold and energetic
- appaling
- causing horror,shock,or dismay
- complement
- that which completes; number needed to complete; a complete set; to complete; to add to
- integrity
- wholeness; soundness; strength of character; honesty
- accessory
- something added for looks or convenience; equipment; one who knowingly aids in a crime
- badger
- a small burrowing animal with short legs and long claws; to pester; to nag
- posterity
- descendants; future generations
- strategy
- the science, art of war; the careful planning and management of anything; a plan or method of action
- romantic
- having to do with love or adventure; appealing to the imagination.
- pacify
- to bring into submission; to soothe someone who is upset; to quiet or calm
- isolation
- separation from others; aloneness
- multicolored
- having many colors
- mystical
- having spiritual meaning; mysterious; secret