English Terms 1st 9 weeks

Gratifying

→ giving pleasure/satisfaction

Gratuitous

→ more than is called for; unnecessary; unearned

Ingratiate

→ to try to win someone’s favor by flattery or sucking up

Ingrate

→ an ungrateful person

Gregarious

→ sociable, outgoing, fond of company

Segregate

→ to set apart from the rest of the group

Congregate

→ to gather together as a group

Egregious

→ terrible; shockingly bad

Monogamy

→ marriage with one partner

Polygamy

→ marriage with more than one partner

Bigamy

→ marrying while already married

Gamete

→ a reproductive cell

Germane

→ relevant, closely related

Germinate

→ to begin to grow/develop

Germicide

→ a substance that kills germs

Germ

→ a microorganism, especially one causing disease

Clamor

→ uproar, noisy demand

Exclamation

→ cry out sharply

Declaim

→ speak in a loud, rhetorical way

Clamorous

→ loud, noisy

Undercurrent

→ underlying tendency or opinion

Recurrent

→ occurring again, returning

Currently

→ happening now

Incur

→ bring upon oneself

Exclude

→ to keep out or shut out

Preclude

→ to make impossible in advance

Occlude

→ to close or shut

Conclude

→ to finish, bring to an ending

Dignify

→ to give dignity to

Undignified

→ appearing foolish/shameful

Dignitary

→ a person of high position

Indignation

→ anger at unjust or mean action