Book A words Flashcards
For the hs vocab test on Thursday, May 2
remit
send back; send as payment
intercession
interference
intercede
act as a go-between in a dispute; mediate
adherent
loyal suppporter
Inhabitable
fit to be lived in; able to be inhabited
uninhabitable
unfit to be lived in, unable to be inhabited
urbanite
city resident
fertility
productive power
rural
having to do with farms or countries
secede
withdrawal from an organization
induct
formally admit into an organization
depose
dethrone; remove from power
precede
to come before
bisect
divide into 2 pieces
dissect
cut apart to analyze/observe
deposition
dethronement; removal from power
proposition
proposal
secession
the act of withdrawing formally
corporal
of the body; having to do with the body
capital
- of the head
- punishable by death
digital
- of the fingers
- having to do with the digits/numbers
manual
of the hands
lingual
- of the tongue
- having to do with languages
aural
of the ears; having to do with hearing
oral
of the mouth
capitulate
surrender under certain conditions
recapitulate
summarize
dentifrice
a paste or powder used to clean teeth
incorporate
bring into; embody; include
manacles
handcufffs
dispel
drive away; scatter
preclude
prevent the existence of
revoke
put an end to the validity/operation of
preside
to occupy the place of authority/control in an assembly/meeting
discredit
refuse to believe in; harm the good reputation of
convention
meeting
revocation
cancel by taking back; repealment
intrusive
thrust oneself in without permission or welcome