English I: Test One Flash Cards

Vocabulary from A Quilt of a Country, Unusual Normality, and Once Upon a Time

Anthology

The collection of literary works, such as stories or poems.

Subconscious

The part of your mind with thoughts and feelings you're not aware of.

Arrhythmia

An irregular heartbeat.

Stope

An underground area where mineral deposits are mined.

Interred

Buried or placed in a grave.

Conundrum

A confusing and difficult problem or question.

Ascendancy

The state of being dominant or powerful.

Balkanized

Divided into smaller, often hostile units.

Incendiary

Causing or likely to cause controversy or strong feelings.

Disparate

Fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind.

Fisticuffs

Fighting with the fists; a fistfight.

Evaporate

To disappear gradually.

Vexing

Annoying, frustrating, or worrying.

Tenuously

In a way that is not certain, strong, or definite.

Calvinist

Relating to the Protestant theological system of John Calvin.

Coalescing

Coming together to form one mass or whole.

Mongrel

Of mixed breed, nature, or origin.

Improbable

Not likely to be true or to happen.

Bemoan

To express discontent or sorrow over something.

Apartheid

A policy or system of segregation or discrimination on grounds of race.