12th Grade Vocab

form an opinion or conclusion about

appear or claim to be or do something especially falsely; profess; meaning or substance of something

a thorough or dramatic change in form or appearance

a confident and forceful statement of fact or belief

mutually opposed or inconsistent.

enroll or be enrolled in the armed services

state one's intention to take hostile action against someone in retribution for something done or not done

making a twisting, squirming movements or contortions of the body

being the only one of its kind; unlike anything else

eat a large amount greedily; fill oneself with food

able to be believed; convincing

prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control

consistently good in quality or performance; able to be trusted

imprison or confine

a very typical example of a certain person or thing

a person not in the armed services or the police force

suppose that something is the case on the basis of probability.

an established or official way of doing something

large-caliber guns used in warfare on land

a feeling of intense longing for something

demand something forcefully, not accepting refusal.

a person or group that oppresses people

actually existing as a thing or occurring in fact; not imagined or supposed

the relative social, professional, or other standing of someone or something

the fact or condition of functioning or being active

pursue or approach stealthily; harrass or persecute with unwanted and obsessive attention

causing hatred or disgust; repulsive

to the fullest degree; genuinely or properly

a place where a wild animal, especially a fierce or dangerous one, lives.

a course or principle of action adopted or proposed by a government, party, business, or individual

a system or thing used as an example to follow or imitate

gradually grow faint and disappear.

the body of terms used with a particular technical application in a subject of study, profession, etc

causing repulsion or horror; girsly