VOCABULARY – UNITS 9-12
Midterm ReviewSemester II
drudgery
work that is difficult and tiresome
drugs make your body work hard
Cinderella had all of the drudgery to do around the
house. (difficult chores)
feign
to pretendto fake
horde
a vast numberhorde of peopleherd of animals
impel
to force, drive forwardcompel – drivenUnder a spell
(you may be forced to do something)
repugnant
offensive; disagreeablepug = nose = OFFENSIVE
odorthug = disagreeable = rebellious behavior
monologue
a speech by one actor; a long talk by one person
mono=onedialogue=two people
talking
adept (adj.) thoroughly skilled (n.) an expert
adapt and become “good at something”
diminutive (adj.) small, smaller than most others of
the same type diminutive = mini
erroneous (adj.) incorrect, containing mistakes erroneous = error = incorrect/mistakes
extemporaneous (adj.) made or delivered on the spur of
the moment Extemporaneous = tiempo (Spanish for
time) spur of the moment = spontaneous
No “extra time”
preamble (n.) an introduction to a speech or a piece
of writing preamble = pre = before = amble =
ramble (speech) an INTROduction to a speech
skeptical (adj.) inclined to doubt; slow to accept
something as true skeptical = a skeptic = one who doubts One who is skeptical might look more
closely through his/her spectacles (glasses).
conciseexpressing much in few wordsbrief and to the point - precise
divulgeto tell, reveal, to make publicdisclose
recoilto spring back, shrink
coil
relentlessunyielding, harsh and without pity
The landlord is relentless when collecting the rent.
rivuleta small stream or river
a small river
statutea law
the Statue of Liberty = symbol of our country’s freedom = government = LAW
autocraticDef: absolute in power or
authority
auto=self (one)A dictator rules based on
his/herself.
blasphemyDef: an act, utterance, or
writing showing contempt for something sacred
Blast something sacred
humaneDef: kind, merciful
The Humane Society is kind to animals.
illustriousvery famous, distinguished
illuminate—to light up = a movie star (very famous)
laboriousDef: not easy, requiring hard
work; hardworking labor= hard work
subversiveintended to undermine or
overthrow; one who advocates or attempts to overthrow
venomous
Def: poisonous; spiteful, mean
venom = poisonAll villains are venomous.
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