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Vocabluary words for Mid-Term
21
English
7th Grade
12/12/2006

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Term
Deface
Definition
(V) to injure or destroy the surface or appearcance of; to damage the value, unfluence, or effect or; to face down, outshine

S: mar, disfigure
A: repair, restore, renovate, recondition
Term
Abdicate
Definition
(V) to resign, formally give up an office or a duty; to disown, discard

S; step down, relinquish, renounce
A: retain
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Capacious
Definition
(ADJ) able to hold much, roomy

S: spacious, commodious
A: cramped, confined, restricted, narrow
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Caustic
Definition
(ADJ) able to burn or eat away by chemical action; biting, sarcastic

S: burning, corrosive, sharp
A: receive, take, take back, take away
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Perceptible
Definition
(ADJ) capable or being grasped by the senses or mind

S: noticeable, discernible, observable
A: invisible, unnoticeable, indiscernible
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Ungainly
Definition
(ADJ) clumsy, awkward; unwieldy

S: graceless
A: nimble, agile, supple, graceful
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Endow
Definition
(V) to furnish, equip, provide with funds or some other desirable thing or quality
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Adage
Definition
(N) a proverb, wise saying

S:maxim, sa, aphorism
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Sequel
Definition
(N) that which follows, a result; a literary work or film continuing the story of one written or made earlier

S: follow-up
A: prelude, overture, curtain-riser
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Vitality
Definition
(N) strength, energy, liveliness; the capacity to live and develop; the power to endure, or survive

S: vigor, stamina
A: lifelessness, torpor, lethargy
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Crony
Definition
(N) a very close friend, pal, chum, buddy

A: enemy, rival
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Dire
Definition
(ADJ) dreadful, causing fear or suffering; warning of trouble to come; demanding immediate action to avoid disaster

S: disastrous, omnious, sinister, urgent
A: favorable, auspicious, beneficial
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Prone
Definition
(ADJ) lying face down; inclined, likely

S: prostrate, liable, apt
A: standing upright, unlikely
Term
Cite
Definition
(V) to quote; to mention; to summonto appear in court; to commend, recomend

S: refer to, enumerate, subpoena
A: ignmore, disregard
Term
Longevity
Definition
(N) long life, long duration, length of life

A: brevity, transience
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Venerate
Definition
(V) to regard with reverence, look up to with great respect

S: worship, revere, idolize
A: despise, detest, ridicule, deride
Term
Bonanza
Definition
(N) a rich mass of ore in a mine; something very valuable, profitable, or rearding; a source of wealth or prosperity; a very large amount; sudden profit or gain

S: windfall
Term
Habituate
Definition
(V) to become used to; to cause to become used to

S: acclimate, inure, get used to
A: deprogram, brainwash
Term
Accord
Definition
(N) agreement, harmony (V) to agree, to be in harmony or bring into harmony; to grant, bestow on

S: (N) mutual understanding
A: (N) disagreement, conflict, friction
Term
Pert
Definition
(ADJ) high-spirited; lively, bold, saucy; jaunty

S: vivacious, imoudent, fresh
A: sullem, gloomy, morose, peevish
Term
Oust
Definition
(V) to remove, drive out of a position or place

S: expel, eject
A: admit, welcome
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