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2nd semester vocab review
all the words from G.E. and R.J.
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English
8th Grade
05/27/2008

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Term
abate
Definition

v.

to reduce in amount 

Term
chaste
Definition

adj.

1. decent; modest

2. simple 

Term
visage
Definition

n.

the face 

Term
frivolous
Definition

adj.

lack of seriousness 

Term
gossamer
Definition

n.

something extemely delicate 

Term
fray
Definition

n.

a scuffle; a brawl 

Term
shrift
Definition

n.

anbsolution given by a catholic priest 

Term
wield
Definition

v.

to handle a weapon with skill 

Term
choler
Definition

n.

anger 

Term
beguile
Definition

v.

1. to influence through deception

2. mislead

3. to take away from cheating 

Term
sullen
Definition

adj.

mournful; gloomy 

Term
abate
Definition

v.

to reduce in amount 

Term
affliction
Definition

adj.

in pain 

Term
bandy
Definition

v.

to pass back and forth 

Term
conjure
Definition

v.

to create through magical means 

Term
consort
Definition

 n.

husband or wife 

Term
commend
Definition

v.

to note as worthy of praise; compliment 

Term
coy
Definition

adj.

artfully shy 

Term
entreat
Definition

v.

to beg 

Term
feign
Definition

v.

to fake; to imitate for purposes of decieving 

Term
forswear
Definition

v.

to swear by the stars or some other godlike figure 

Term
jaunt
Definition

n.

a short journey taken for pleasure 

Term
livery
Definition

n.

a distinctive uniform 

Term
minion
Definition

n.

a follower or servant 

Term
naught
Definition

adj.

obsolete 

Term
pestilence
Definition

n.

1.deadly disease 

2. something that is deadly 

Term
prorogue
Definition

v.

to postpone  

Term
portentous
Definition

adj.

marvelous; amazing 

Term
truce
Definition

n.

 an agreement between conflicting sides to end the fighting

Term
unseemly
Definition

adj.

at an inopurtune moment 

Term
unthrifty
Definition

adj.

not thrift; profuse 

Term
untimely
Definition

adj.

not occuring at a good time 

Term
valor
Definition

n.

courage in the face of danger 

Term

vile

 

Definition

adj.

repulsive or disgusting 

Term
wanton
Definition

adj.

an unjustifiable act of cruelty 

Term
ravenous
Definition

adj.

extremely hungry 

Term
impart
Definition

v.

to shed knowledge upon another person 

Term
Larceny
Definition

v.

stealing of goods for personal use 

Term
consternation
Definition

n.

sudden alarming dread 

Term
stipulate
Definition

v.

to specify in terms of agreement 

Term
dismal
Definition

adj.

causing gloom 

Term
disdain
Definition

v.

to treat with contempt 

Term
denounce
Definition

v.

to condemn in public

Term
genteel
Definition

adj.

belonging to polite society 

Term
penitence
Definition

n.

the state of feeling guilt 

Term
Burly
Definition

adj.

Big and buff 

Term
indenture
Definition

n.

papers attaching an apprentice to a master 

Term
attest
Definition

v.

to bear witness to a crime 

Term
dejected
Definition

adj.

depressed 

Term
sagacious
Definition

adj.

shrewd;having mental sharpness 

Term
imperceptible
Definition

adj.

very slight or gradual 

Term
capricious
Definition

adj.

fanciful of witty 

Term
audacious
Definition

adj.

extremely bold or daring 

Term
magnanimous
Definition

adj.

generous in forgiving 

Term
adept
Definition

adj.

very skilled 

Term
derive
Definition

verb.

to originate from a source 

Term
deter
Definition

v.

to restrain from acting 

Term
reticent
Definition

adj.

quietly reserved; silent 

Term
incongruous
Definition

adj.

out of place 

Term
encompass
Definition

v.

to surround 

Term
pervade
Definition

v.

to beccome spread throughout an area 

Term
adjunct
Definition

n.

a non essential addition 

Term
servile
Definition

adj.

submissive like a slave 

Term
staid
Definition

adj.

fixed;permanent 

Term
abhorrence
Definition

n.

utter loathing 

Term
expatriate
Definition

v.

to banish from a native country 

Term
interpose
Definition

v.

to intervene 

Term
discomfiture
Definition

n.

1.frustration in hopes or plans 

2. defeat or route 

Term
countenance
Definition

n.

the expression on a person's face 

Term
lacerate
Definition

v.

to tear roughly 

Term
irresolute
Definition

adj.

not resolute 

Term
disengage
Definition

v.

to release from attachment 

Term
placid
Definition

adj.

pleasantly calm; tranquil 

Term
clemency
Definition

n.

act or deed showing mercy 

Term
avarice
Definition

n.

greed 

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