Test-Taking Strategies Vocab

of or relating to the people and things that have been in a region from the earliest time

sharp and harsh or unpleasantly pungent in taste or odor

someone or something difficult to describe, understand or explain

marked by firm determination

a quick shuffling pace

incapable of being pierced

the use of ridicule or scorn to show contempt

having or showing an ability to understand difficult ideas & situations & make good decisions

receptive to slight impressions or stimuli

a large crowd or throng

having intellectual depth and insight

to stop from doing or expressing something

the act of making gestures

to shrink away or crouch especially for shelter from something that menaces or domineers

an animal with several pairs of legs & a body made of sections that are covered by a shell

religious groups that are a smaller part of a larger group

something created by humans usually for practical purpose

out of line; not straight; at an angle

going to an area or place in order to find out information

emitting or reflecting usually steady, suffused, or glowing light