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Vocabulary – Units 9-12. Midterm Review Semester II. dru d g ery. work that is difficult and tiresome drug s make your body work hard Cinderella had all of the drudgery to do around the house. (difficult chores). f eign. to pretend to f ake. h o rde. a vast number horde of people - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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VOCABULARY – UNITS 9-12
Midterm ReviewSemester II
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drudgery
work that is difficult and tiresome
drugs make your body work hard
Cinderella had all of the drudgery to do around the
house. (difficult chores)
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feign
to pretendto fake
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horde
a vast numberhorde of peopleherd of animals
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impel
to force, drive forwardcompel – drivenUnder a spell
(you may be forced to do something)
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repugnant
offensive; disagreeablepug = nose = OFFENSIVE
odorthug = disagreeable = rebellious behavior
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monologue
a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
mono=onedialogue=two people
talking
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adept (adj.) thoroughly skilled (n.) an expert
adapt and become “good at something”
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diminutive (adj.) small, smaller than most others of
the same type diminutive = mini
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erroneous (adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes erroneous = error = incorrect/mistakes
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extemporaneous (adj.) made or delivered on the spur of
the moment Extemporaneous = tiempo (Spanish for
time) spur of the moment = spontaneous
No “extra time”
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preamble (n.) an introduction to a speech or a piece
of writing preamble = pre = before = amble =
ramble (speech) an INTROduction to a speech
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skeptical (adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept
something as true skeptical = a skeptic = one who doubts One who is skeptical might look more
closely through his/her spectacles (glasses).
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conciseexpressing much in few wordsbrief and to the point - precise
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divulgeto tell, reveal, to make publicdisclose
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recoilto spring back, shrink
coil
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relentlessunyielding, harsh and without pity
The landlord is relentless when collecting the rent.
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rivuleta small stream or river
a small river
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statutea law
the Statue of Liberty = symbol of our country’s freedom = government = LAW
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autocraticDef: absolute in power or
authority
auto=self (one)A dictator rules based on
his/herself.
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blasphemyDef: an act, utterance, or
writing showing contempt for something sacred
Blast something sacred
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humaneDef: kind, merciful
The Humane Society is kind to animals.
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illustriousvery famous, distinguished
illuminate—to light up = a movie star (very famous)
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laboriousDef: not easy, requiring hard
work; hardworking labor= hard work
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subversiveintended to undermine or
overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to overthrow
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venomous
Def: poisonous; spiteful, mean
venom = poisonAll villains are venomous.