All Vocabulary Words: Language Arts

Question 1

(n) In spite of, notwithstanding

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despite

Question 2

(v) To happen; to become known

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transpire

Question 3

(adj) Having no compassion or pity; cruel; merciless

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ruthless

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(adj) Of poor quality or make; dishonest

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shoddy

Question 5

(adj) Straight up and down; a direction at right angles to the horizon

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vertical

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(n) One who amuses with jokes and tricks; a bumbling or ridiculous person, a fool

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buffoon

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(v) To refer to causally or indirectly

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allude

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(v) To gather or crowd together

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congregate

Question 9

(adj) Out of date; no longer in use or fashion

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obsolete

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(adj) Difficult or impossible to control; disobedient

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unruly

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(adj) Gigantic, huge

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colossal

Question 12

(v) To fool around; dawdle

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lollygag

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(v) To keep away from; to take pains to avoid

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shun

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(adj) Able to reproduce children, seeds, or fruits; highly productive

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fertile

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(v) To make clear or understandable

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clarify

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(v) To state or accuse without showing proof

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allege

Question 17

(v) To intrude gradually upon the rights of another, to trespass

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encroach

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(v) To move clumsily; to struggle or proceed with difficulty; also (n) a flat fish

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flounder

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(adj) Extremely hungry

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ravenous

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(n) A group of cars, boats, or other types of vessels

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fleet

Question 21

(adj) Very happy; joyful

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jubilant

Question 22

(n) Refers to weather conditions; typical weather for an area; attitude

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climate

Question 23

(n) Great happiness; joy

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bliss

Question 24

(adj) Difficult

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arduous

Question 25

(v) To keep from being seen; to put out of sight; hidden

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conceal

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(v) To be in terror of; to fear greatly

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dread

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(n) Members of an irregular military force operating in small bands behind enemy lines

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guerrillas

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(n) A practical joke; something intended to deceive

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hoax

Question 29

(adj) Unpleasant to the senses or conditions

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harsh

Question 30

(adj) Shocked; frightened; terrified; taken back

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aghast

Question 31

(adj) On time; prompt

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punctual

Question 32

(adj) Running alongside; two lines equally distant

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parallel

Question 33

(adj) Characterized or exhibiting elegance; excellent

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elegant

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(v) To urge, prick, or push; anything that pricks, prods, or urges

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goad

Question 35

(n) The developed pattern of one's knowledge, beliefs and behavior

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culture

Question 36

(v) To kidnap or carry off by force

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abduct

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(adj) Alert, cautious; on guard, watchful

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wary

Question 38

(v) To live or dwell in

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inhabit

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(adj) Parallel to level ground; at right angles to vertical

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horizontal

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(n) Channel, pipe, conduit, or tube used to convey or move liquids

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aqueduct

Question 41

(n) A drastic, wide-reaching shortage of food

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famine

Question 42

(v) To wet thoroughly, to soak

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drench

Question 43

(v) To withdraw from any type of habit

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wean

Question 44

(adj) Unusual, weird

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bizarre

Question 45

(n) One who lives in a place

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resident

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(adj) Very much in love

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smitten

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(adj) Adjoining, next to; near or close

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adjacent

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(n) A rich, powerful, or successful business person

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magnate

Question 49

(n) A feeling of illness; a disturbing feeling

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qualm

Question 50

(v) To become exceedingly hot

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swelter

All Vocabulary Words: Language Arts

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All Vocabulary Words: Language Arts

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