Vocabulary (2 - Second Nine Weeks) Flashcards

Question

Merchant

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mer·chant * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** person who sells goods * *Dictionary:** a person who makes a living from buying and selling goods * *Antonym:** buyer; customer * *Synonym:** retailer; vendor In the 1500's, **_merchants_** were very powerful.

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mis·sion·ar·y * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** a person who is sent on a mission; does religiuos work * *Dictionary:** a person who tries to persuade people to accept new religious beliefs * *Antonym:** * *Synonym:** teacher; pastor Mitt Romney was a **_missionary_** before becoming a politician.

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pro·voc·a·tive * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** aggravating or annoying * *Dictionary:** tending to irritate or stimulate * *Antonym:** repressive; suppressive * *Synonym:** inciting; exciting Being late often is something that is very **_provocative_** to a teacher.

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slant·ed * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** to have or be influenced by a personal feeling or view * *Dictionary:** slopes; present news or information, etc. from a particular point of view * *Antonym:** straight; maintain * *Synonym:** aslope; influence I fell all the way down when I tripped on the **_slanted_** hill.

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bi·ased * *Part of Speech:** adjective * *Own:** partial; leaning to one side * *Dictionary:** havingor showing prejudice * *Antonym:** fair; impartial * *Synonym:** partial; partisan Segregation in the 1950s shows how **_biased_** white people were.

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ob·jec·tive * *Part of Speech:** *adjective/noun* * *Own:** A - fair and impartial; straight N - a goal or aim **Dictionary:** A - real or actual; not influenced by personal feelings or opinions; N - what you are trying to reach or do * *Antonym:** a - subjective; n - unfair * *Synonym:** a - disinterested; n - factual The man's one **_objective_** in life was to be left in peace.

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sub·jec·tive * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** influenced by emotion or feelings * *Dictionary:** personal feelings or opinions * *Antonym:** objective; prejudice * *Synonym:** instinctive; prejudiced The person's **_subjective_** thoughts on the issues were ignored.

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nui·sance * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** an obnoxious person or thing * *Dictionary:** an annoying person or thing * *Antonym:** delight; pleasure * *Synonym:** pest; bother My brother's can be a **_nuisance_** sometimes.

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scan·dal * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** public disgrace; damage to reputation * *Dictionary:** something shameful or disgraceful; gossip * *Antonym:** praise * *Synonym:** defamation; slander There are schools known for their cheating **_scandals_**.

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in·di·cate * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** to point out; call attention to something * *Dictionary:** point something out or make it known * *Antonym:** conceal; hide * *Synonym:** imply; demonstrate The fact that the Stock Market closed **_indicated_** that Hurricane Sandy was horrible.

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pro·pri·e·tor * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** the owner of a business * *Dictionary:** someone who owns a business * *Antonym:** customer; client * *Synonym:** titleholder; freeholder My father is the **_proprietor_** of Xurge 3D, Corporation.

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cov·e·nant * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** a formal agreement regarding something specific * *Dictionary:** a contract or agreement between people * *Antonym:** disagreement * *Synonym:** treaty; commitment A treaty is a **_covenan_**t of peace between two countries.

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in·den·tured serv·ant * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** an immigrant and an unpaid servant under contract for several years * *Dictionary:** someone who agrees to work for a number of years in exchange for travel to a colony * *Antonym:** free * *Synonym:** slave; serf George, an ***indentured servant*** of the Windsors, takes care of the farm.

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ac·ro·nym * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** a word formed from the initial letters of other words * *Dictionary:** a word or name that is formed from the initials letters of other words and pronounced as a word in its own right * *Antonym:** * *Synonym:** acrostic The **_acronym_** FBI stands for Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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com·mo·tion * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** noisy disturbance * *Dictionary:** an uproar; a fuss; violent motion * *Antonym:** peace; stillness; tranquility * *Synonym:** excitement; uprising When the kids starting pushing each other, a **_commotion_** started in the park.

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crit·i·cism * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** the act of passing severe judgement * *Dictionary:** pointing out faults; the work of a critic * *Antonym:** guess; estimation * *Synonym:** analysis; opinion; blame The judge at the talent show gave hard, blunt **_criticism_**.

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dis·may * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** to break down the courage completely as by danger * *Dictionary:** a feeling or surprise and discouragement * *Antonym:** encourage; confidence * *Synonym:** alarm; dread; panic When I got an F, I got a huge feeling of **_dismay_**.

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hor·ri·fied * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** struck with horror; shocked * *Dictionary:** showing or indicating great shock or horror * *Antonym:** pleased; delighted * *Synonym:** afraid; frightened After the movie, I was extremely **_horrified_**.

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mon·strous * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** shocking; extraordinarily great * *Dictionary:** like a monster; huge; very shocking or outrageous * *Antonym:** average; ordinary * *Synonym:** unnatural; abnormal The cake looked like it was made by a baker of **_montrous_** proportions.

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o·ver·whelm·ing * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** a feeling of too much on one's shoulder * *Dictionary:** buried or drowned beneath a huge mass; overcomed completely * *Antonym:** underwhelm * *Synonym:** overpowering; devastating When my mom gave me a new computer, I was really **_overwhelmed_**.

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re·gret * *Part of Speech:** *noun / verb* * *Own:** upset over past action * *Dictionary: ** noun - a feeling of sorrow or disappointment about something that happened / verb - feel remorse about something * *Antonym:** happiness; satisfaction * *Synonym:** shame; repentance The girl who cheated on the test felt a lot of **_regret_**.

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ac·cept * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** to agree; to take or receive something * *Dictionary:** take a thing that is offered or presented * *Antonym:** deny; refuse * *Synonym:** gain; obtain Climbing Mt. Everest is not a challenge you **_accept_** carelessly.

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ex·cept * *Part of Speech:** preposition / verb * *Own:** p - excluding / v - to exclude * *Dictionary:** p - not including / v - leave out * *Antonym:** permit * *Synonym:** omitting; excepting All the books in the library were stolen, **_except_** the dictionary.

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prin·ci·ple * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** a belief * *Dictionary:** a general truth, belief or rule * *Antonym:** * *Synonym:** doctrine; basis Christian **_principles_** are based on the Ten Commandments.

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prin·ci·pal * *Part of Speech:** *adjective / noun* * *Own:** a - first in importance / n- the director of a school * *Dictionary:** a - most imporant / n - the head of a school or college * *Antonym:** least; minor * *Synonym:** chief; key Douglas Rodriguez is the **_principal_** of my brothers' school.

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There * *Part of Speech:** *adverb* * *Own:** into or to that place * *Dictionary:** in or to that place, etc. * *Antonym:** * *Synonym:** **_There_** are seven books in the Harry Potter series.

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Their * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** belonging to a person * *Dictionary:** belonging to them * *Antonym:** * *Synonym:** The Spanish and **_their_** neighbors, the French, both owned land here in America.

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they're * *Part of Speech:** *contraction* * *Own:** contraction of they are * *Dictionary:** they are * *Antonym:** * *Synonym:** **_They're_** eating apples in the shade, under a tree.

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na·ive * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** having or showing lack of experience * *Dictionary:** having or showing unaffected simplicity; unsophisticated * *Antonym:** experienced; wise * *Synonym:** innocent; simple In school, you start out as **_naive_**, and end up very wise.

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ex·pe·dite * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** make happen faster * *Dictionary:** to speed up the progress of * *Antonym:** block; halt; delay * *Synonym:** accelerate; rush In order to meet the deadline, I **_expedited_** by using short words.

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pro·hib·it * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** to forbid the action of a person; to prevent * *Dictionary:** forbid or ban * *Antonym:** allow; permit * *Synonym:** block; restrict Smoking on a plane is completely **_prohibited_**.

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ri·dic·u·lous * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** worthy of ridicule; laughable * *Dictionary:** so silly that it makes people laugh or despise it * *Antonym:** believable; sensible * *Synonym:** absurd; bizarre; ludicrous The price of the chocolate bar was **_ridiculous._**

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mi·nors * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** under the legal age of maturity * *Dictionary:** a person under the age of legal responsibility * *Antonym:** adult * *Synonym:** adolescent; youngster My brothers and I are the only **_minors_** in the house.

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out·rage * *Part of Speech:** *noun / verb* * *Own:** n - anything that strongly offends / v - to offend against; to anger * *Dictionary:** n - something that shocks people by being very wicked or cruel / v - shock and anger people gently * *Antonym:** n - delight / v - please * *Synonym:** n - abuse / v - insult Everyone was **_outraged_** when iTunes II came out, because many useful features were gone.

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mis·con·strue * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** get a wrong or false impression * *Dictionary:** to misunderstand the meaing of * *Antonym:** discern; understand * *Synonym:** misinterpret; distort I **_miscontrued_** a word and ended up hurting my friend's feelings.

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ab·surd * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** utterly or obviously senseless * *Dictionary:** ridiculous or foolish * *Antonym:** logical; sensible * *Synonym:** irrational; foolish The fact that we were low on gas in the middle of nowhere was **_absurd_**.

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lon·gev·i·ty * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** a long individule life; a great length of time * *Dictionary:** long life or duration * *Antonym:** end; fleetingness * *Synonym:** durability; endurance Mary lived a **_longevity_** of a life.

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con·vic·tion * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** a fixed or firm belief * *Dictionary:** a firm opinion or belief; being convinced * *Antonym:** doubt; uncertainty * *Synonym:** principle; faith His **_conviction_** was not the one he had in mind.

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boy·cott * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** to abstain from buying * *Dictionary:** refuse to use or have anything to do with * *Antonym:** encourage; support * *Synonym:** exclude; refuse; ban The people **_boycott_** Jimmy's Show Store for treating customers badly.

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pe·ti·tion * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** a request made for something desired or wanted * *Dictionary:** a formal request for something, especially a written one signed by many people * *Antonym:** disclaimer; refusal * *Synonym:** appeal; plea Wendell said, "Turn down your video games, the neighbors have a **_petition_**."

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par·a·phrase * *Part of Speech:** *verb* * *Own:** a rewording of a text or passage * *Dictionary:** give the meaning of something by using different words * *Antonym:** quotation; verbatim * *Synonym:** translation; rendition Tony **_paraphased_** my entire speech for his presentation.

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mo·men·tous * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** of great importance * *Dictionary:** very important * *Antonym:** insignificant; unimportant * *Synonym:** critical; vital The FCAT is one of the most **_momentous_** events of our school year.

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ap·pall·ing * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** causing dismay or horror * *Dictionary:** shocking; very unpleasant * *Antonym:** comforting; encouraging * *Synonym:** horrifying; ghastly The fact that my brother lost his phone was **_appalling_** to everyone.

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in·al·ien·a·ble * *Part of Speech:** *adjective* * *Own:** basic or absolute * *Dictionary:** not transferable to another * *Antonym:** acquired; changeable * *Synonym:** natural; untransferable Everyone in the United States has the **_inalienable_** right to human rights.

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seg·re·ga·tion * *Part of Speech:** *noun* * *Own:** to isolate a person or thing; separation * *Dictionary:** separate people of different religions, race, etc. * *Antonym:** acceptance; inclusion * *Synonym:** discrimination; seclusion **_Segregation_** was a negative result from stopping slavery.