Power Plus for English Midterm

Power Plus English 8 lessons 9 and 10 review

amass

v. to gather things together, usually for pleasure or profit

bravado

n. a showy or false display of courage

commiserate

v. to feel or to express sorrow; to sympathize

deter

v. to prevent from doing or happening

euphemism

n. an inoffensive term substituted for an offensive term

fledgling

n. 1. a young bird just ready to fly

2. an inexperienced person

adj. young and inexperienced

lavish

adj. 1. extravagant and abundant

2. excessively generous

v. to give generously and extravagantly

menagerie

n. a collection of animals on display

occult

adj. of or dealing with magic or the supernatural

peripheral

adj. of, near, or related to the outer edge or boundary

profusion

n. a great opportunity or amount; an abundance

recluse

n. a person who lives a secluded, solitary life

skittish

adj. nervously excitable

tangible

adj. actual; real; capable or being perceived by the senses

undulate

v. to move in or cause to move in a wavelike motion

amendment

n. an alternation or correction

calliope

n. an organ-like musical instrument having a keyboard that operates steam whistles

clairvoyance

n. the power to see things that are invisible to the senses

didactic

adj. intended to instruct or guide

epic

adj. impressive and magnificent; beyond ordinary

n. a long, narrative poem detailing the deeds of a hero

gruff

adj. 1. stern and blunt in manner

2. harsh-sounding; hoarse

incomprehensible

adj. difficult or impossible to understand

lurch

v. 1. to move slowly and unsteadily

2. to move suddenly

ocular

adj. of or relating to the eye or the sense of sight

palatable

adj. 1. acceptable to the taste

2. acceptable to the mind

quiver

v. to tremble rapidly

n. 1. a shaky of trembling motion

2. a case for holding arrows

residual

adj. left over, as after the end of a process

stoic

adj. seemingly indifferent to pain, grieg, or pleasure

tirade

n. a long angry speech

voracious

adj. 1. eager to eat; greedily hungry

2. having an insatiable appetite for a thing or activity