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English - Silva Vocab Set B.1
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10th Grade
11/13/2011

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Term
tenacity
Definition
rough, strong-willed, not letting go

ADJECTIVE
persistence; tending to hold on firmly
(ten: to hold)
-->tenacious

ex)The student took ten SATs with tenacity until she scored a 1600. It took her so many tries because she hadn't read Up Your Score.
Term
surreptitious
Definition
done in secret, done in discreet-ness

ADJECTIVE
done clandestinely (secretly) or by stealth
ex) Afraid that the public might see, Daniel stroked the cow's udder surreptitiously.
Term
copious
Definition
abundant, plentiful, profuse

ADJECTIVE
super abundant; in plentiful amount
(cop:plenty)

ex)I always take copious notes in my classes so that I have a lot of information to study from.
Term
officious
Definition
giving unwanted service

ADJECTIVE
*ready to serve; eager in offering unwanted service or advice*
obnoxious and pushy in giving opinions
ex)"Swimming in the lake is prohibited!" yelled the lifeguard to the drowning people. To which they replied, "Oh, fish us out and don't be officious!"
Term
spurious
Definition
ADJECTIVE
not genuine, false
ex) It appears as if the existence of a monster in the Loch Ness is indeed spurious.
Term
gregarious
Definition
super friendly people person, good with social skills
Term
piously
Definition
religiously devoted or just devoted to something
Term
voracious
Definition
non-stop eagerness of something, always metaphorically hungry for more
Term
scrupulous
Definition
paying attention to details, morally strong and caring for ethics
Term
attrition
Definition
a wearing down or weakening of resistance, especially as a result of continuous pressure or harassment: The enemy surrounded the town and conducted a war of attrition.

(catholic reform was the attrition of protestants)
Term
edification
Definition
improvement of the mind, build up mental

(something Millie really needs..)
Term
ablution
Definition
ritual, religious water cleansing
Term
elocution
Definition
the art of speaking, and use of rhetoric
Term
carrion
Definition
dead, rotten body/ carcass

(like the dead squirrels you find on the road)
Term
pinion
Definition
to pin someone down, to enclose with bounds (confine)

(like in wrestling)
Term
kismet
Definition
faith

(something elie lost in Night)
Term
ambivalent
Definition
unsure, mixed feelings, uncertain
Term
writhed
Definition
to twist, bend, die away

to twist the body about, or squirm, as in pain, violent effort, etc.
Term
pedestrian
Definition
ordinary, plain boring
Term
onerous
Definition
troublesome or oppressive, burdensome; causing hardship
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