ela final

accentuate

to bring out the best in

alliteration

repetiton of the same sounds

analogy

comparing 2 things that are not alike

antibody

a protein in blood or tissues that protect you against certain germs

aspire

to have a great ambition

bamboozle

to trick

bizarre

very strange or odd

boisterous

noisy, violent

boycott

to refuse to use or buy from

camouflage

the concealing of personnel or equipment from an enemy by making them appear to be part of the natural surroundings

to conceal or hide by use of camouflage

chronology

the order or sequence of events

commemorate

to honor memory of

cower

to crouch back in fear

decorum

proper behavior or conduct

deduction

a subtraction

the drawing of a conclusion by reasoning; the act of deducing

deign

to be willing to do something one considers beneath one’s dignity

despondent

depressed

dialogue

conversation

divulge

to reveal private information; to spread something

eclectic

chosen from a variety of sources or tastes

ellipse

an oval shape

embargo

a government’s refusal to trade with a specific country

enthusiastic

showing great excitement or interest

exponent

mathematical symbol for multiplying number by itself

exult

to rejoice

fallacy

a lie or flasehood

flourish

to do well; to grow and develop

formidable

difficult to defeat

gargoyle

a statue some people use to “scare bad spirits away”

guerrilla

a member of a military force that is not a part of a regular army and operates in small bands

like the actions of guerrillas

guru

teacher; someone who is very talented at one thing

heritage

tradition; something passed down

hieroglyphic

writing done in pictures; typically references writing of ancient Egyptians

hologram

a 3d image

hypocrisy

a pretense of having a virtuous character, moral or religious beliefs, or principles that one does not really possess

immune

protected from getting disease

impertinent

rude

inference

a guess or hypothesis based on the facts available

introspection

the act of thinking deeply to oneself

jaunty

having or expressing a self-confident air

jovial

jolly

kilometer

1000 meters

labyrinth

maze

laconic

prone to using only a few words or giving only short answers

lichen

a type of fungi

light-year

the astronomical measurement of the distance light travels in a year

maneuver

to move around

a specific movement around obstacles

marsupial

mammal with a pouch

metaphor

a type of figurative language that compares two unlike things without using “like” or “as”

mosaic

small pieces put together to make a picture

mutation

a change in gene or chromosome

nebula

a cloud of interstellar gas and dust

nocturnal

active at night

nuisance

something that is annoying

omnivore

an organism that eats plants and animals

outrageous

exceeding all bounds of what is right

ozone

a type of gas; often refers to the layer of gas in the Earth’s atmosphere that protects the planets from ultraviolet radiation from the sun

parasite

an organism that gets its nourishment form another

participle

a verb used as an adjective

phloem

plant tissue that conducts food

plateau

an elevated piece of land that is flat at its highest point

to reach a flat point in an upward or downward progression

polygon

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work

protagonist

the leading character, hero, or heroine of a drama or other literary work

pulverize

to pound, crush, or grind

quandary

a condition of uncertainty or doubt; confusion

quarantine

a place of isolation for an animal or person

to put an animal or person into a place of isolation for a amount of time

quota

a specified amount of something; a target

rainforest

a collection of evergreen trees with regular rainfall

random

having no pattern

recede

to draw back from

renaissance

a rebirth or revival, usually of an artistic or spiritual nature

the time period from the 14th or 16th century where there was a revival of the arts

renegade

an outlaw

like or pertaining to an outlaw

repose

the act of resting

sacrifice

the act of giving up something valued

to give up something valued

silhouette

the outline of a body

solstice

twice-yearly point at which the Sun reaches its greatest distance north or south of the equator

spectrum

a band of colors or a broad range of related values or qualities or ideas or activities

stereotype

a generalized belief about a group of people

stategy

a plan

suffrage

the right to vote

symbiosis

the mutual helpfulness, specifically the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent

tariff

a tax or duty imposed by the government

technique

a method or way of doing something

tempo

the beat of music

toxin

a poisonous substance

tranquil

peaceful

tumultuous

noisy, loud; opposite of tranquil

tundra

an extremely cold, dry biome

ultraviolet

describes one kind of electromagnetic radiation produced by the Sun

unanimous

sharing the same views or ideas

undulate

to move in waves or with a wavelike motion; to have a wavelike appearance or form

vaccine

an injection that protects one from not getting a particular disease; a substance that stimulates the body to produce chemicals that destroy viruses or bacteria

vacillate

to swing indecisively from one idea or course of action to another; to waver weakly in mind or will

vertebrate

an animal that has a backbone

virtuoso

a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit

voracious

having a huge appetite, greedy, ravenous; excessively eager

wretched

characterized by physical misery

xylem

the vascular tissue through which water and nutrients move in some plants

yacht

an expensive boat, propelled by sail or power and used for cruising or racing

zoology

the branch of biology that studies animals