Shared Flashcard Set

Details

Holt Vocabulary 9 and 10
Vocab pages 37,38,41,42
20
English
8th Grade
12/04/2012

Additional English Flashcards

 


 

Cards

Term
Impel
Definition
to push or drive forward; to force, compel or urge
Term
Potential
Definition
possible, but not having occured; the capacity of development
Term
Restore
Definition
to bring back to former conditition, to establish more or regain
Term
Assumption
Definition
the act of taking something for granted, something that is assumed
Term
Controversey
Definition
an argument; a debate, a dispute: especially one that is public and shared amoungst many
Term
Adapt
Definition
to change something to make a new use; to adjust something new or change in order to fit in
Term
Basis
Definition
The support or foundation on which something rests; the main ingrediant
Term
Petition
Definition
an earnest request; a written group request
Term
Ommision
Definition
the act or state of being of being left out
Term
Primitive
Definition
or, from, or like the earliest times; simple or crude. can also be someone or something belonging to an past or simpler society
Term
Immense
Definition
very large; enormous
Term
Creative
Definition
having the ability to create; imaginative; have originality and artistic ability
Term
Insoluble
Definition
not able to be dissolved- or solved
Term
Consecutive
Definition
following order without interrruption
Term
Feasible
Definition
capable of being accomplished or carried out; possible
Term
Diction
Definition
a persons choice of words in a speech; manner of pronunciation in speaking singing or writing
Term
Durable
Definition
long-lasting, able to resist wear or decay; endurable
Term
Ingenious
Definition
clever, skillfull, extra-genious
Term
Hilarious
Definition
cheerfully funny; producting great amusment
Term
Ordeal
Definition
a painful or difficult experience
Supporting users have an ad free experience!