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English IV - Vocabulary Six
Kirkland Colbert
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English
12th Grade
01/07/2016

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Actuate

(verb)

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Definition

1. To cause to put into mechanical motion

2. TO cause to take action

 

An ignition key is required to actuate the engine of the automobile.

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Brackish

(adjective)

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Definition

1. Made up of a mixture of fresh water and seawater.

2. Having an unpleasant taste.

 

The Mississippi River is brackish water where it meets the ocean.

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Cognitive

(adjective)

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Definition

Relating to mental processes such as awareness, remembering, and reasoning.

 

A person's cognitive skills are tested while using a Rubics cube.

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Dissertation

(noun)

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Definition

A lengthy, usually written discussion of a topic, often for a college or university degree.

 

 

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Dolorous

(adjective)

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Definition

Causing or marked by pain, misery, or sorrow.

 

The donkey on Winnie the Pooh always had a dolorous look on his face.

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Endemic

(adjective)

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Definition

Widespread or peculiar to a certain place or among a certain people.


The Ainu are endemic to the northernmost islands of Japan.

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Fecund

(adjective)

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Definition

1. Producing or capable of producing many offspring.

2. Intellectually or artistically productive; creative.

 

Many of the artists from the old days are very fecund.

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Genealogy

(noun)

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Definition

The history of a family and how its members are related to one another; also the study of such family histories.

 

I can trace my genealogy by going on the internet.

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Inebriated

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Definition

Deprived of good sense and judgment, especially as the result of imbiding alcohol.

 

The man wrecked his car while he was inebriated.

 

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Insidious

(adjective)

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Definition

1. Seemingly harmless while actually being dangerous; treacherous or deceptive.

2. Spreading harmfully in a subtle or gradual way.

 

 

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Interloper

(noun)

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Definition

One who intrudes on or interferes in the affairs of others.

 

The United States is interlopers of all the other countries.

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Precursor

(noun)

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Definition

A person or thing that comes before and indicates the approach of another; a forerunner.

 

 

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Presentiment

(noun)

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Definition

A feeling that something is about to occur.

 

The sailors had a presentiment feeling.

 

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Ramification

(noun)

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Definition

An outgrowth of a simple idea or plan; a resulting delevopment or conswquence.

 

The guys were joking around, but their idea became a ramification.

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Torpor

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Definition

A state of mental or physical sluggishness or inactivity.

 

The bear turned torpor when it got close to winter time.

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