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projection
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English
10th Grade
01/25/2010

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Term
projection
Definition

–noun

1. a projecting or protruding part.
Term
rebounded
Definition

–verb (used without object)

1. to bound or spring back from force of impact.
Term
phenomenon
Definition

1. a fact, occurrence, or circumstance observed or observable:to study the phenomena of nature.

 

noun

Term
colleague
Definition
–noun an associate
Term

encroaching

Definition

verb (used without object)

1. to advance beyond proper, established, or usual limits; make gradual inroads: A dictatorship of the majority is encroaching on the rights of the individual
Term
illiterate
Definition

–adjective

1. unable to read and write: an illiterate group
Term

ebbing

 

Definition

–noun

1. the flowing back of the tide as the water returns to the sea (opposed to flood, flow ).
Term
cowering
Definition
–verb (used without object) to crouch, as in fear or shame.
Term
lamented
Definition

adjective

mourned for, as a person who is dead
Term
stricken
Definition

–adjective

2. hit or wounded by a weapon, missile, or the like.
3. beset or afflicted, as with disease, trouble, or sorrow:
Term
potent
Definition

–adjective

1. powerful; mighty: a potent fighting force.
Term
vintage
Definition

–noun

1. the wine from a particular harvest or crop.
Term
pensive
Definition

–adjective

1. dreamily or wistfully thoughtful: a pensive mood.
Term
conspicuous
Definition

–adjective

1. easily seen or noticed; readily visible or observable: a conspicuous error.
Term
barrio
Definition
1. (in Spain and countries colonized by Spain) one of the divisions into which a town or city, together with the contiguous rural territory, is divided.
2. a part of a large U.S. city, esp. a crowded inner-city area, inhabited chiefly by a Spanish-speaking population.
Term
discarding
Definition

verb (used with object)

1. to cast aside or dispose of; get rid of:
Term
interminable
Definition

–adjective

1. incapable of being terminated; unending
Term
chronic
Definition

adjective

1. constant; habitual; inveterate
Term
conviction
Definition

noun

1. a fixed or firm belief.
Term

commemorates

 
Definition

–verb (used with object), -rat⋅ed, -rat⋅ing.

1. to serve as a memorial or reminder of
Term
constricting
Definition

–verb (used with object)

1. to draw or press in; cause to contract or shrink; compress.
Term
antiseptic
Definition

–adjective

1. pertaining to or affecting antisepsis
Term
oppress
Definition

–verb (used with object)

1. to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power
Term
oppress
Definition

–verb (used with object)

1. to burden with cruel or unjust impositions or restraints; subject to a burdensome or harsh exercise of authority or power
Term
listlessly
Definition

adjective

having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent
Term
fiasco
Definition

–noun, plural -cos, -coes.

1. a complete and ignominious failure
Term
torrent
Definition

–noun

1. a stream of water flowing with great rapidity and violence
Term
ebony
Definition

–noun

1. a hard, heavy, durable wood, most highly prized when black, from various tropical trees of the genus Diospyros, as D. ebenum of southern India and Sri Lanka, used for cabinetwork, ornamental objects, etc.
Term
dubious
Definition

–adjective

1. doubtful; marked by or occasioning doubt: a dubi
Term
concussion
Definition
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