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Vocabulary Lessons 7-9
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9th Grade
11/13/2012

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Term
cuisine
Definition

1. The style of preparing food.

2. The fod prepared, as at a restaurant.

Term
careen
Definition

1. To lurch from side to side while in motion.

2. To lean sideways; tilt.

Term
bevy
Definition

1. A group.

2. A group of birds or animals, especially quail.

Term
augur
Definition

1. To predict; foretell.

2. To foreshadow; to serve as an omen of.

A prophet.

Term
assault
Definition

A violent attack.

To attack.

Term
tandem
Definition

One behind the other; in single file.

Working or occurring in conjunction with each other.

Term
palatable
Definition

1. Pleasant to the taste.

2. Pleasing to the mind

Term
noxious
Definition
Harmful to health or morals; unwholesome
Term
iridescent
Definition
Displaying an interplay of rainbowlike colors.
Term
gossamer
Definition

Thin, light, or delicate.

1. A filmy cobweb floating in the air.

2. Something light, delicate, or flimsy.

Term
ingenious
Definition

1. Made or done with cleverness and intentiveness.

2. Clever; inventive.

Term
founder
Definition

1. To fill with water and sink.

2. To fail utterly.

Term
flounder
Definition

1. To move or struggle awkwardly.

2. To speak or act clumsily or in a confused manner.

Term
averse
Definition
Strongly opposed to; unwilling
Term
adverse
Definition

1. Unfavorable.

2. Antagonistic; unfriendly.

Term
proceed
Definition

1. To go on, especially after stopping.

2. To begin or carry on some action.

Term
precede
Definition
To be, go, or come before, as in order, rank, importance, or time.
Term
prosecute
Definition
To conduct legal action against.
Term
persecute
Definition
To subject to cruel, harmful, or unjust treatment, especially because of race, religion, or beliefs.
Term
ingenuous
Definition

1. Frank and open; straightforward.

2. Innocent; artless; naive.

Term
inspiration
Definition

1. Stimulation of the mind, emotions, or imagination.

2. Something that stimulates the mind, emotions, or imagination.

Term
expiration
Definition
A coming to an end; termination.
Term
ensemble
Definition

1. A group of parts producing a single effect.

2. A set of matching clothes.

3. A group of performers.

Term
assimilate
Definition

1. To absorb and incorporate into oneself.

2. To absorb into dominant culture.

Term
aspirant
Definition
A person who ambitisouly seeks something, such as a high position, advancement, or honors.
Term
verisimilitude
Definition
The appearance of being true or real.
Term
transpire
Definition

1. To occur; happen.

2. To become known.

Term
simulate
Definition

1. To have the appearance, form, or sound of; imitate.

2. To give a flase appearance of; pretend.

Term
simile
Definition
A figure of speech in which two distinct things are compared by using like or as.
Term
semblance
Definition

1. Outward appearance.

2. A likeness; copy.

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