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Vocabulary
Vocab Words- Minick's Class
46
Literature
12th Grade
03/02/2012

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Term
cogent
Definition

convincing

part of speech: adj

Term
exigent
Definition

urgent; requiring immediate attention

part of speech: adj

Term
assay
Definition

to evaluate; to judge

 part of speech: noun

Term
intransigent
Definition

not flexible; not compromising

part of speech: adj

Term
incite
Definition

to stir up

part of speech: verb

 

Term
resuscitate
Definition

to revive; to bring back to life

part of speech: verb

Term
solicitous
Definition

caring; concerned

part of speech: adj

Term
perturb
Definition

to disturb

part of speech: verb

 

Term
turbulent
Definition

characterized by disorder

part of speech: adj

Term
turbid
Definition

not clear; foggy

part of speech: adj

Term
alacrity
Definition

cheerful readiness

part of speech: noun

Term
celerity
Definition

swiftness and speed

part of speech: noun

Term
degenerate
Definition

to diminish gradually

part of speech: verb

Term
engender
Definition

to produce

part of speech: verb

Term
genre
Definition

literary type, kind, or sort

part of speech: noun

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cognate
Definition

related to

part of speech: adj

Term
innate
Definition

in born

part of speech : adj

Term
nascent
Definition

developing; coming into existence

part of speech: adj

Term
transfigure
Definition

to change outwardly

part of speech: verb

Term
fictive
Definition

imaginary

part of speech: adj

Term
feign
Definition

to pretend

part of speech: verb

Term
parturient
Definition

about to bear young; about to produce

part of speech: adj

Term
repertory
Definition

theartrical company; stock of things

part of speech: noun

Term
vehement
Definition

strongly emotional

part of speech: adj

Term
inveigh
Definition

to protest strongly

part of speech: verb

Term
surmise
Definition

a guess; to guess

part of speech: noun and verb

Term
demise
Definition

death; destruction

part of speech: noun

Term
remit
Definition

to make a payment; to pardon

part of speech: verb

Term
emblematic
Definition

symbolic

part of speech: adj

Term
diabolical
Definition

evil; wicked; like the devil

part of speech: adj

Term
hyperbole
Definition

intentional exaggeration

part of speech: noun

Term
episodic
Definition

occuring every now and then

part of speech: adj

Term
methodical
Definition

systematic; orderly

part of speech: adj

Term
synod
Definition

a church council

part of speech: noun

Term
agrarian
Definition

part of speech: adj

of the land; agricultural

Term
peregrination
Definition

part of speech: noun

a journey

Term
aggregate
Definition

part of speech: noun/verb

to amass; to gather (v)

a mass; a total (n)

Term
egregious
Definition

part of speech: adj

extraordinary in some bad way

Term
pastoral
Definition

part of speech: adj

charmingly simple

Term
repast
Definition

part of speech: noun

a feast; a meal

Term
bucolic
Definition

part of speech: adj

pastoral

Term
rustic
Definition

part of speech: adj

rural

Term
idyllic
Definition

part of speech: adj

of the ideal countryside

Term
fruition
Definition

part of speech: noun

attainment; accomplishment

Term
fruitless
Definition

part of speech: adj

useless

Term
gregarious
Definition

part of speech: adj

sociable; friendly; outgoing

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