ELA Spring Mid-Term Vocab

Question 1

[n] an illness or health problem

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ailment

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[n] a man who has never married

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bachelor

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[n] the particular type of character that a person naturally has
a natural tendency to do something or to behave

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disposition
([v] dispose, [adj] disposed)

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[n] to amend by removing parts that are considered to cause offense; or a piece of writing with parts removed

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expurgation
([v] expurgate, [adj] expurgated)

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[n] behavior of spending more money than you need to; buying something expensive even though it is unnecessary

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extravagance
([adj] extravagant)

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[n] a strong ability, something that a person can do well

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forte

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[n] something that is considered embarrassing or morally wrong(esp. a sexual relationship)

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indiscretion
([adj indiscreet])

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[n] a person who thinks bad things are more likely to happen; a person who emphasizes the bad part of a situation

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pessimist
([adj] pessimistic)

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[adj] fulfilling the necessary condition; used for someone who is not married and is desirable as a marriage partner

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eligible

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[adj] very beautiful and delicate; used for feelings that are extremely strong

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exquisite
([n] exquisiteness)

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[adj] behaving badly or rudely

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indecorous
([n] indecorousness)

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[adj] lacking much care, attention, or control; not severe or strong enough

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lax
([n] laxity, laxness)

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[adj] relating to the part of philosophy dealing with understanding existence and knowledge

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metaphysical
([n] metaphysics)

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[adj] spending money or using something in a way that wastes it; behaving in morally wrong way

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profligate

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[adj]trying to appear wise and important in a way that is annoying

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sententious

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[adj]rude and likely to upset people(esp. relating to sex and body); not in the style preferred by the upper classes

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vulgar

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[v] to say or think that something is the result of a particular thing

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attribute
([adj] attributional)

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[v] to say something suddenly and without careful consideration

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blurt

Question 19

[v] to form or make something; to be or be considered as

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constitute
([n] constitution, [adj] constituted)

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[v] to weaken the confidence of someone

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demoralise
([n] demoralisation)

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[v] to catch and kill animals without permission;
to persuade someone who works for someone else to come and work for you;
to take something that belongs to someone else and use it for yourself unfairly

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poach
([adj] poached)

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to suggest a theory, belief, or opinion for other people to consider

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propound
([n] propounder)

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[v] to touch or make changes without permission or knowledge(esp. illegal); to speak to and try to influence someone in a legal case

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tamper
([adj] tamperproof]

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[v] to change in some way; to cause similar things to differ

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vary
([n] variety, [adj] varying)

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[n] a comparison between things with similar features, often used to explain an idea

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analogy ([v] analogize, [adj] analogous)

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[n] a serious accident or bad event causing damage

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calamity ([adj] calamitous)

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[n] the state of not being married or not having a sexual relationship intentionally

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celibacy ([v][adj] celibate)

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[n] a calm mental state(esp. after a disappointment)

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equanimity ([adj] equanimous)

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[n] pretending to believe something that you do not; doing something opposite of what they do or say

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hypocrisy ([v] hypocrise, [adj] hypocritical)

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[n] complicated and secret plans to get power or an advantage

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machination ([v] machinate)

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[n] to guess answers without having enough evidence

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speculation ([v] speculate, [adj] speculative)

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[n] the area surrounding something or where the speaker is

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vicinity

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[adj] belonging to high social rank people

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aristocratic ([n] aristocracy, aristocrat)

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[adj] related to a rule or law(esp. in the Christian Church)

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canonical ([v] canonicalize)

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[adj] likely to do or say something suddenly, without considering the consequences

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impetuous ([n] impetuosity, [v] impulsive)

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[adj] impossible to correct or return to a previous or good condition

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irretrievable ([n] irretrievability)

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[adj] helping poor people(esp. by giving money), paying for organization in society such as schools

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philanthropic ([n] philanthropy, [v] philanthropize)

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[adj] showing little respect or being rude for others by doing things that one has no right to do

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presumptuous ([n] presumptuousness)

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[adj] behaving as if you are better than other people, and that their opinions, beliefs, or ideas are not important

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supercilious ([n] superciliousness)

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[adj] easily influenced or harmed by something; able to be understood, proved, etc. in a particular way(esp. of an idea or statement)

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susceptible ([n] susceptibility)

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[v] to mean something or be a sign of something

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betoken

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[v] to make or become damaged by rubbing; to warm a part of the body by rubbing

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chafe ([adj] chafed)

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[v] to show sympathy and sadness for the family or friends of a person who has recently died

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condole ([n] condolence, [adj] condolent)

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[v] to make someone who is sad feel better, usually by giving them sympathy or comfort

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console ([adj] consolable)

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[v] to adjust the way about a situation that is opposed to another situation to accept both; to become friendly again after having a hard argue

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reconcile ([n] reconciliation, [adj] reconciled)

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[v] to criticize someone(esp. for not being successful or not doing what is expected)

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reproach ([n] reproach, [adj] reproachful)

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[v] to answer someone quickly in an angry or funny way

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retort ([n] retort, [adj] retorted)

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[v] to be uncertain what to do; to be unable to decide something and change often between two opinions

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vacillate ([n] vacillation, [adj] vacillated, vacillating)

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[n] an amount of something that has been collected; the increased amount or the process of gradually increasing in amount

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accumulation ([v] accumulate, [adj] accumulated)

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[n] the quality of being real or true

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authenticity ([v] authenticate, [adj] authentic)

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[n] a feeling of worry, shock, or confusion; a feeling of strong annoyance usually because of something bad that you cannot change or that is completely unexpected

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consternation ([v] consternate)

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[n] willingness to believe that something is real or true(esp. when this is unlikely)

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credulity ([adj] credulous)

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[n] a law suggested by a government and made official by a parliament; a law that is being created or the process of making laws

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legislation ([v] legislate, [adj] legislative)

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[n] the fact of being too interested in unpleasant subjects(esp. death); shows how many people have specific disease in a particular population

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morbidity ([adj] morbid)

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[n] doubt that something is true or useful

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scepticism ([v] scepticize, [adj] sceptical)

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[n] something that is not important; the state of not being important

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triviality ([v] trivialize, [adj] trivial)

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[adj] having a lot of space inside; able to include a lot of different things

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capacious ([n] capaciousness)

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[adj] against or showing no respect for the official or popular opinion; against the principles of a particular religion

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heretical ([n] heretic)

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[adj] wanting to discover as much as you can about things, sometimes in a way that annoys people; eager to know a lot about something

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inquisitive ([n] inquisitiveness, [v] inquire)

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[adj] impossible to change

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irrevocable ([n] irrevocability)

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[adj] involving meditation; involving serious thought or study

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meditative ([n] meditation, [v] meditate)

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[adj] interested only in the amount of money that you can get from a situation

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mercenary

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[adj] too obviously showing your money, possessions, or power, to make other people notice and admire you; intended to attract admiration

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ostentatious ([n] ostentatiousness)

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[adj] not having any connection with religion

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secular ([n] secularism, [v] secularize)

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[v] to cause someone to stop supporting and agreeing with you; to make someone feel that they are different and not part of a group

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alienate ([n] alienation, [adj] alienated)

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[v] to tell or inform someone about something

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apprise ([n] apprising)

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[v] to organize and perform a particular activity; to lead someone to a particular place; to direct the performance of music

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conduct ([adj] conductible)

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[v] to agree to do something, or to give permission

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consent ([adj] consensual)

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[v] to eat something eagerly and in large amounts so that nothing is left; to destroy something completely; to read books quickly and eagerly

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devour ([n] devouring)

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[v] to feel or express great sadness(esp. when someone dies); to make you feel sad and angry

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grieve ([n] grievance, grief, [adj] grieving, grieved)

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[v] large in quantity and expensive or impressive; very generous

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lavish ([n] lavishness)

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[v] to enjoy food or an experience slowly, in order to enjoy it as much as possible

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savour ([adj] savourous)