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1st Six Weeks Vocab

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TANGIBLE

  • Precipitable by touch
  • I would always think of God touching the world tangibly with his mighty hands
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QUARRY

  • An animal that is getting chased down by a hunter
  • Rainsford from The Most Dangerous Game hunts down quarry
3.

DISARMING

  • Taking away weapons from the police, force or country and having the effect of allaying hostility or suspicion through charm
  • He had a disarming smile
4.

CULTIVATED

  • Well educated
  • Benjamin Franklin was a smart, cultivated man
  • Cultivated : Educated
5.

CONDONE

  • Allowing bad behavior continue on
  • The boy's mother did not allow the boy to have a condoned attitude
6.

DROLL

  • Curious or unusual in a way that provokes dry amusement
  • A clown can be a droll
  • Droll : amusement
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SCRUPLE

  • a feeling of doubt or hesitation with regard to the morality or propriety of a course of action.
  • he had no scruples about eavesdropping.
8.

ZEALOUS

  • Having great enthusiasm
  • The girl was zealous about her grades
9.

POSSE

  • A group of men summoned by a sheriff to enforce the law
  • The Texas Rangers where a Posse back in the 1800's
Photo by Al_HikesAZ
10.

EXODUS

  • A mass departure of people
  • Slavey is Exodus
  • Exodus : Slavery
Photo by adam_moralee
11.

BOON

  • A thing that is helpful or beneficial.
  • A GPS is boon for long distance driving
Photo by Gordon McKinlay
12.

ENDURE

  • Suffer something painful or difficult patiently.
  • My grandpa endured from being sick
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13.

SUBSTAIN

  • Strengthen or support physically or mentally.
  • This chair will hold itself sustainably
  • Substain : stable
14.

SUBSIST

  • Maintain or support oneself, especially at a minimal level.
  • I sometimes have to subsist myself
15.

BARBAROUS

  • Cruel and brutal
  • The Holocaust is barbarous
Photo by Government Press Office (GPO)
16.

MUSTER

  • assemble troops, especially for inspection or in preparation for battle.
  • ROTC Musters
Photo by Defence Images
17.

DUABLITITY

  • The ability to withstand something
  • Batteries are duarble
  • Withstand : durable
Photo by marc falardeau
18.

PERSAVERANCE

  • Doing something despite difficulty or delay in achieving success.
  • I take perseverance into school
  • Perseverance : Goals
Photo by jepoirrier
19.

DURESS

  • Threats, violence, or other action brought to bear on someone to do something against their will or better judgment.
  • Zaroff duresses Rainsford
  • Duress : Violence
20.

DILEMMA

  • A problem offering 2 possibilities
  • If I fail, I lose school and football credits
Photo by the_moment
21.

IMASSE

  • A situation in which no progress is possible
  • I Impasse when I'm finished with my work
22.

INCITE

  • Encourage or stir up violent or unlawful behavior
Photo by NeilsPhotography
23.

EVADE

  • Escape or avoid, especially by cleverness or trickery.
  • Rainsford evaded from Zaroff
Photo by stuant63
24.

CHATEAU

  • A large French country house or castle often giving its name to wine made in its neighborhood.
  • Zaroff lives in a chateau
Photo by fatboyke (Luc)
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PREVAIL

  • Prove more powerful than opposing forces; be victorious.
  • It is hard for logic to prevail over emotion
Photo by comedy_nose

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