Advanced English I Semester 2 Vocabulary

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Eagerly expected.

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Briefly but intensely in love.

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Vocabulary flashcards for American History and Literature review.

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Anticipated

Eagerly expected.

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Infatuated

Briefly but intensely in love.

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Enthralled

Captivated.

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Devoted

Loving, loyal, and concerned with another's well-being.

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Elation

Great happiness and excitement.

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Impulse

Urge to act or do something.

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Proximity

Nearness in place, time, order, occurrence, or relation; closeness.

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Correspondents

A person employed by a news agency to gather news from a distant place.

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Interpreter

A person who translates speech orally.

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Encapsulate

Express the essential features of something succinctly or enclose something in a capsule.

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Appalling

Causing shock, disgust, or alarm.

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Clamor

A loud and confused noise, especially that of people shouting vehemently.

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Despair

Loss of hope; hopelessness.

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Grimace

An ugly, twisted expression on a person's face, typically expressing disgust, pain, or amusement.

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Prosperity

Good fortune, success.

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Hallowed

Holy; sacred.

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Tribulations

Great trouble or misery.

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Redemptive

Serving to deliver from sorrow; make amends or pay back.

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Oppression

Cruel or unjust treatment.

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Exalted

Elevated.

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Activist

A person who fights for radical social change with radical methods.

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Radical

Extremely different from the usual.

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Advocating

Arguing or acting in favor of an ideal.

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Idly

Lazily; without taking action.

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Postpone

Delay.

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Stagnation

State of being inactive and not moving or changing.

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Complacency

State of unthinking or satisfied acceptance.

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Yearning

Strong desire; longing.

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Languished

Grown weak; lived under distressing conditions.

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Adamant

Refusing to be persuaded or to change one's mind; inflexible; unwavering.

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Acquit

Free someone from a criminal charge by a verdict of not guilty; exonerate.

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Arbitrate

To settle a dispute between two people or groups after hearing the arguments and opinions of both.

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Assuage

To lessen the intensity of something that pains or distresses; ease.

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Auspicious

Favorable; prosperous.

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Benign

Gentle and kindly; not harmful to the environment.

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Contentious

Causing or likely to cause an argument; controversial. Given to arguing or provoking argument.

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Condescend

Show feelings of superiority; be patronizing. Do something in a haughty way, as though below one's dignity.

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Entailment

Legal restriction upon who can inherit property.

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Discernible

Able to be discerned; perceptible.

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Duress

Forcible restraint or restriction; compulsion by threat.

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Erratic

Not even or regular in pattern or movement; unpredictable.

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Expound

To set forth; state; to defend with argument; to explain by setting forth in careful and elaborate detail.

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Fatalistic

Relating to the belief that events are inevitable.

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Florid

Excessively intricate or elaborate; ornate.

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Furtive

Attempting to avoid notice or attention, typically because of guilt or a belief that discovery would lead to trouble; secretive.

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Imprudent

Not showing care for the consequences of an action; rash; lacking discretion, wisdom, or good judgment.

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Irascible

Easily angered.

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Morbid

Characterized by an unusual interest in disturbing and unpleasant subjects, especially disease.

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Placid

Not easily upset or excited; calm.

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Predilection

Preference; tendency

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Ruefully

In a way that expresses sorrow or regret, especially in a wry or humorous manner

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Sordid

Involving ignoble actions and motives; arousing moral distaste and contempt; sleazy

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Spurious

Not genuine; false; counterfeit

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Stolid

Calm, dependable, and showing little emotion or animation; calm, unexcited

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Taciturn

Usually silent

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Umbrage

Offense or resentment

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Ingenuous

Innocent; naive; open and honest

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Expunge

To remove completely; to erase

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Vehemently

With intense feeling; vigorously