7-3 Vocab

Abdicate

Abdicate

v. to surrender or remove

abduct

v. kidnap

abhor

v. hate/dislike

abnormal

adj. not usual

abrasion

n. irritation

abrupt

adj. not expected

abscond

v. run away

absolve

v. to be declared not guilty

absorbing

adj. intriguing

abstain

v. stop from doing something

averse

adj. disagree

avert

v. turn away

avocation

n. side jobs

adapt

v. to adjust

addicted

adj. a habit

adequate

adj. a good amount

adherent

n. a loyal supporter

adjacent

adj. close to

adjoin

nearby, border

adjourn

v. put off, postpone

advent

n. arrival

adversary

n. enemy

adverse

adj. dislike

antecedents

n. passed relatives

antedate

v. a date before the valid date, come before in date

postdate

v. a date after the valid date

ante meridiem

adj. before noon

post meridiem

adj. after noon

anteroom

n. waiting room, lobby

postgraduate

adj. studying after graduating college

postmortem

n. studying a body after death, discussion after an event

postscript

n. (p.s.) side note on the end of a letter/note

bicameral

adj. two legislative houses

bicentennial

n. two hundredth anniversary

biennial

adj. occurring every two years

semiannual

adj. occurring every half a year, or twice a year

bimonthly

adj. occurring every two months

semimonthly

adj. occurring every half a month, or twice a month

bilateral

adj. having 2 sides

bilingual

adj. speaking two languages, written in two languages

bipartisan

adj. representing 2 political parties

bisect

v. divide into 2 equal parts

semicircle

n. half a circle

semiconscious

adj. not fully conscious

semidetached

adj. partly detached

semiskilled

adj. partly skilled

emigrate

v. move out of a country to live in another

immigrate

v. move into a foreign country permanently

eminent

adj. standing out

imminent

adj. about to occur

enervate

v. lessen the strength of

erosion

n. gradual wearing away

evoke

bring out

invoke

v. call for help/protection

excise

v. remove by cutting out

incise

v. cut into, carve

exclusive

adj. shutting out

inclusive

adj. including all services

exhibit

v. display

inhibit

v. hold in check

expel

v. force out

impel

v. drive on

implicate

v. involve

impugn

v. attack as false

incarcerate

v. imprison

inscribe

v. engrave, write

insurgent

n. rebel, adj. rebellious

extracurricular

adj. outside the regular curriculum

extraneous

adj. not essential

extravagant

adj. excessive, wasteful

intramural

adj. within the walls or boundaries

intraparty

adj. within a party

intrastate

adj. within a state

intravenous

adj. within the veins

intercede

v. intervene on behalf of another

intercept

v. interrupt

interlinear

adj. inserted between lines already printed/written

interlude

n. a period of time between 2 events

intermediary

n. go-between, mediator

intermission

n. pause between activity

intersect

v. cross

interurban

adj. between cities

intervene

v. come between, settle a quarrel

incontrovertible

adj. certain

hostile

adj. unfriendly

controversy

n. disagreement, debate

contrary

adj. opposite in meaning

con

adv. on the negative side

contraband

n. smuggled goods

contravene

v. violate

counter

adv. opposite direction

countermand

v. cancel an order

illegible

adj. hard to read

illiterate

adj. unable to read/write

illogical

adj. not observing the rules of logic

immaculate

adj. absolutely clean

immature

adj. not fully developed

impunity

n. state of being not punished; freedom

inaccessible

adj. unreachable

incessant

adj. continuing without interruption; constant