Vocab Unit 13

Facsimile: An exact copy, especially of written or printed material.

Similar: Resembling without being identical.

Simulate: Imitate the appearance or character of.

Assimilate: Take in (information, ideas, or culture) and understand fully.

Dissimilar: Not alike; different.

chronicle: a detailed and factual account of events in the order they occurred. (verb use: To record or document events in a detailed and factual manner, often in chronological order.

Synchronize: to occur at the same time or to cause events to happen at the same time.

Anachronism – something that is out of place in time; a person, object, or event that belongs to a different time period.

Chronic: persisting for a long time or recurring frequently (often used in reference to diseases or conditions)

Chronology: the arrangement of events or dates in the order of their occurrence.

Innocuous: Not harmful or offensive.

Inoculation: The action of inoculating or of being inoculated; vaccination.

Noxious: Harmful, poisonous, or very unpleasant.

Innocent: Not guilty of a crime or offense; free from moral wrong; not corrupted.

Obnoxious: Extremely unpleasant.

Tangible: Perceptible by touch.

Tangent: A completely different line of thought or action.

Tactile: Of or connected with the sense of touch.

Intangible: Unable to be touched or grasped; not having physical presence.

Contingent: Subject to chance.

Trenchant: Vigorous or incisive in expression or style.

Salient: Most noticeable or important.

Trench: A long, narrow ditch.

Entrench: Establish (an attitude, habit, or belief) so firmly that change is very difficult or unlikely.

Intrench: To place within or surround with a trench especially for defense.