English I, Semester II Vocab

Question 1

v. place side by side

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juxtapose

Question 2

adj. unable to meet or discharge financial obligations

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insolvent

Question 3

n. a speech of violent denunciation

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tirade

Question 4

adj. likely to fail or be inaccurate

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fallible

Question 5

v. become tight or as if tight

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constrict

Question 6

adj. shockingly repellent

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grisly

Question 7

adj. quietly and steadily persevering especially in detail or exactness

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diligent

Question 8

v. to move or cause to move in a sinuous, spiral, or circular course

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meander

Question 9

adj. carefully observant or attentive

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vigilant

Question 10

adj. far beyond what is usual in magnitude or degree

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prodigious

Question 11

n. small area set off by walls for special use

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kiosk

Question 12

adj. able to absorb fluids

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porous

Question 13

adj. having or showing knowledge and skill and aptitude

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adept

Question 14

n. something causes misery or death

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nemesis

Question 15

adj. lacking in amplitude or quantity

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scanty

Question 16

adj. feeling or showing profound respect or veneration

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reverent

Question 17

adj. impossible to hear

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inaudible

Question 18

n. aggressive boldness or unmitigated effrontery

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audacity

Question 19

n. a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea

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advocate

Question 20

n. mixed feelings or emotions

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ambivalence

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