Vocabu-Lit Test 6 (Lesson 14-15 & U3 Word Study Skills)

perceive

to see; to understand

acquire

to gain; to procure

distinct

set apart; unequal

borne

past particle of bear; to endure

inscribed

marked with symbols; engraved

necessity

something necessary; a need; a requirement

post

a position, usually in a government office; a duty

befitting

appropriate; suitable

diposition

state of mind; attitude

uncouth

unsophisticated; without grace or manners

consent

agreement; approval

imprudent

careless; reckless

entreaty

an earnest request; a plea

indulgent

lax; tolerant; merciful

caprice

sudden change of mind or of behavior; impulse

devise

to make; to create

reveal

to show; to disclose

mutual

shared; joint

pall

to make weary; to make dull

reserve

hidden supply; asset

circumscribed

encircled; restricted (encloused in a line drawn around a circle)

description

representation of something in words (something written down)

transcribe

write something out from another source (write across)

prescription

written order or rule (something written ahead of time)

scribe

a person who made written copies before printing was invented (person who writes)

scribble

something written hurriedly; written mark without meaning

conscription

signing people up; enlistment (something written down with others)

proscribe

officially cast someone out (write outside)