Details Title: 100 Words Description: A High School Freshman Should Know Total Flash Cards: 100 Created: 08/03/2008 15:01:23		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional English Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Decorum Definition Appropriateness of behavior Term Deign Definition To do something that one considers to be below one's dignity Term Despondent Definition Feeling or showing profound hopelessness Term Fallacy Definition A deceptive, misleading, or false notion Term Impertinent Definition Insolently Rude Term Introspection Definition Contemplation on one's own thoughts Term Laconic Definition Using few words Term Nebula Definition Something that is hazy, cloudy, or fuzzy Term Participle Definition A form of a verb that can function independently as an adjective Term Phloem Definition Living tissue that carries organic nutrients Term Grenegade Definition A person who deserts a party for another Term Repose Definition To lie or be at rest Term Tumult Definition Violent or noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd Term Vacillate Definition To waver in mind or opinion Term Voracious Definition Consuming or eager to consume great amounts of food; ravenous Term Xylem Definition The supporting and water-conducting tissue of vascular plants Term Alliteration Definition The repetition of the beginning of word sounds Term Accentuate Definition To make more obvious; to point out Term Analogy Definition Similarity or comparability Term Antibody Definition A protien the body creates to fight infection Term Aspire Definition To long, aim, or seek ambitiously Term Bamboozle Definition To confuse, bewilder Term Bizarre Definition Strange, weird Term Boisterous Definition Rough and noisy Term Boycott Definition Refusing to have dealings with some organization in protest against its policies Term Camouflage Definition Concealment by disguise or protective coloring Term Chronology Definition The sequential order in which events occur Term Commemorate Definition To honor the memory of by some observance; to serve as a memorial or reminder of Term Cower Definition Show submission or fear Term Deduction Definition The drawing of a conclusion by reasoning Term Dialogue Definition A conversation between two or more people Term Divulge Definition To disclose or reveal something private or secret Term Eclectic Definition Selecting individual elements from a variety of sources, systems, or styles Term Ellipse Definition An oval Term Embargo Definition A government order prohibiting the movement of merchant ships into or out of its ports Term Enthusiastic Definition Having or showing great excitement and interest Term Exponent Definition One that speaks for, represents, or advocates Term Exult Definition To show or feel a lively or triumphant joy Term Flourish Definition To grow well or luxuriantly; thrive Term Formidable Definition Big, strong, better than Term Gargoyle Definition A grotesquely carved figure of a human or animal Term Guerrilla Definition A soldier with swift hit-and-run attacks Term Guru Definition Any person who counsels or advises; mentor Term Heritage Definition Something that comes or belongs to one by reason of birth Term Hieroglyphic Definition The ancient Egyptian writing system Term Hologram Definition A digital three-dimensional image of an object Term Hypocrisy Definition A belief someone has that people should be one way, while they act another Term Immune Definition Protected from a disease or the like Term Inference Definition The act of reasoning from factual knowledge or evidence Term Jaunty Definition Easy and sprightly in manner or bearing Term Jovial Definition Full of joy and happiness; merry Term Kilometer Definition The metric unit of distance; equal to 1000 meters Term Labyrinth Definition A maze Term Lichen Definition A mossy plant-like thing Term Light-year Definition The distance that light travels in a vacuum in 1 year; equals approximatly 5.88 trillion miles Term Maneuver Definition A planned and regulated movement or evolution of troops, warships Term Marsupial Definition Mammals of which the females have a pouch where the young are fed and carried Term Metaphor Definition Comparing two things without using the words “like” or “as” Term Mosaic Definition A picture or decoration made of small, usually colored pieces of inlaid stone Term Mutation Definition A change or alteration, as in form or nature Term Nocturnal Definition To be mostly awake at night Term Nuisance Definition Annoying Term Omnivore Definition An animal who eats both plants and meat Term Outrageous Definition Grossly offensive to morality; being well beyond the bounds of good taste Term Ozone Definition An unstable, poisonous form of oxygen, that is formed naturally in the ozone layer Term Parasite Definition An organism that grows, feeds, and is sheltered bya different organism while contributing nothing to its host Term Plateau Definition An elevated, comparatively level expanse of land Term Polygon Definition A closed plane figure bounded by line segments Term Protagonist Definition The “good guy” in a story Term Pulverize Definition To pound, crush, or grind to a powder or dust Term Quandary Definition A state of uncertainty or perplexity Term Quarantine Definition Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement. Esp to prevent spread of disease Term Quota Definition A proportional share, as of goods, assigned to a group or to each member of a group Term Rainforest Definition A dense evergreen forest with an annual rainfall of at least 406 centimeters Term Random Definition Having no specific pattern, purpose, or objective Term Recede Definition To move back or away from a limit Term Renaissance Definition The 'rebirth;' A timein the 14th century full of many fine art accomplishments Term Sacrifice Definition Forfeiture of something highly valued for one considered to have a greater value Term Silhouette Definition The outline of something Term Solstice Definition Time of year when the sun is its furthest from the celestial equator Term Spectrum Definition A range of values of a quantity or set of related quantities Term Stereotype Definition A conventional, formulaic, and oversimplified conception, opinion, or image Term Strategy Definition A plan of action resulting from strategy or intended to accomplish a specific goal Term Suffrage Definition The right or privilege of voting; franchise Term Symbiosis Definition The living together of two dissimilar organisms Term Tariff Definition A tax on imported goods Term Technique Definition The systematic procedure by which a complex or scientific task is accomplished Term Tempo Definition The speed at which music is or ought to be played Term Toxin Definition A poisonous substance Term Tranquility Definition The quality or state of being tranquil; serenity Term Tundra Definition A treeless area of Arctic regions, having a permanently frozen soil Term Ultraviolet Definition The range of invisible radiation wavelengths just beyond the visible spectrum Term Unanimous Definition In complete agreement Term Undulate Definition To cause to move in a smooth wavelike motion Term Vaccine Definition A weakened or killed pathogen used to prevent illness Term Vertebrate Definition Having a backbone or spinal column Term Virtuoso Definition A person with masterly skill or technique in the arts Term Wretched Definition Of a poor or mean character; dismal Term Yacht Definition Any of various relatively small sailing or motor-driven vessels Term Zoology Definition The study of animals