English 1A Semester 2 Final

All the stuff you need to memorize/know for Mrs. Panes' final.

Augmenting

adding to; increasing

Bliss

eternal happiness

Quench

extinguish

Valiant

strong and worthy of honor

Woe

deep sorrow, grief

Inquire

ask about

Jests

makes fun of; jokes

Vanity

excessive pride, especially about ones self

effeminate

like a lady, feminine

eloquence

the ability to speak expressively and persuasively

gallant

courteous and thoughtful

garish

overly showy or decorated

reconcile

to make amends

submission

willingness to yield or surrender

array

fine, expensive clothes

dismal

depressing or hopeless

lament

to express great sadness and grief

martyr

one who is put to death for a cause

pestilent

able to cause death or destruction

shroud

a burial cloth

solace

comfort and support from emotional distress

apprehend

to hold and keep close

PARA

beside/beyond/near

SECT/SEG/SEC

cut

SEMBL/SIMIL/SIMUL

at the same time/together

SENT/SENS

feel/think

SOL

alone/sun

SPEC/SPIC

look/see

STRUCT/STRU/STROY

build

TACT/TANG

touch

TELE/TEL

far off

TER/TERR

earth

TEST

to bear witness/affirm

THE/THEO

god

TRACT

draw/pull/drag

TRANS

beyond/through/across

VER/VERI

true

VERB

word

VID/VIS

see

VOL

wish/will

SOLV/SOLU

to loosen/free

-ouse/-ose/-ious

having a quality of/relating to

-able/-ible

able/can do

-ate

cause to be/kind of state/state of

-er/-ar/-or

one who/that which/action

-ic

quality/relation

-ion

action/condition

-ism

doctrine/belief

-ity

state of/quality

-less

without

-ology

study of/science of