JAN 20 VOCAB REVIEW TEST CH 10-12

acknowledge

(v) to recognize; to admit; to concede

alibi

(n) a statement from an accused person claiming to be elsewhere when a crime was committed; an excuse

bore

(n) a wearisome, dull person or thing; (v) to make a hole by pushing, twisting, or digging

commemorate

(v) to honor the memory of someone or something

debut

(n) the first presentation of someone or something; (v) to make a first appearance

digestion

(n) the process in which food is changed in the stomach and intestines so that the body can use it

drought

(n) a period of dryness; a long time without rain

duration

(n) the length of time in which something occurs

erupt

(v) to explode with great force

gloat

(v) to think with pleasure about something unfortunate that happened to someone else or good that happened to oneself

hypocrite

(n) a person who expresses feelings or beliefs that he or she really doesn't believe in

irregular

(adj) not being or acting according to rule; out of normal order; uneven

mental

(adj) of or by the mind; having an illness of the mind

oracle

(n) a person through which a god is believed to speak

prevention

(n) a keeping from happening; a hindering

reservoir

(n) a place where water is stored for future use

simmer

(v) to keep the temperature just below the boiling point

sturdy

(adj) strong; well-built

vast

(adj) extremely large; immense

wrangle

(v) to quarrel in a noisy or an angry way

ajar

(adj) partially open

bombard

(v) to continually attack with great force

bough

(n) a branch of a tree

collaborate

(v) to work cooperatively with others

criticism

(n) negative statements or opinions

diameter

(n) a straight line that runs through the center of a circle or sphere; the width or thickness of something that is circular

duplicate

(n) a copy, clone, or double; (adj) exactly the same as something else; (v) to copy something exactly; to reproduce

epidemic

(n) the quick spreading of a disease that affects many people at once

geologist

(n) an expert in the science of the earth's structure and history

hustle

(v) to hurry or move quickly; (n) hurried action or motion

invalid

(adj) not true; not sound

irrational

(adj) not sensible or reasonable

maul

(n) a heavy hammer or mallet; (v) to beat or handle roughly

ointment

(v) a greasy substance used to heal the skin or to make it soft

prevail

(v) to succeed or win

reliance

(n) trust; faith; confidence

signify

(v) to indicate by signs, words, or actions

stupefy

(v) to stun or dull the senses of; to amaze

variation

(n) a change; a different form

wondrous

(adj) wonderful

ailment

(n) a sickness or an illness

boisterous

(adj) cheerfully loud

coax

(v) to influence or persuade by using kindness

cringe

(v) to shrink in fear, pain, or danger

determination

(n) having great purpose

distraught

(adj) irrational; upset

dual

(adj) made up of two parts

entrust

(v) to turn something over to someone else's care

generator

(n) a machine used to make electricity from mechanical energy

humiliation

(n) a lowering of self-respect

invigorate

(v) to fill with energy and life

marine

(adj) of or found in the sea; produced by the sea; (n) a person serving in the United States Marine Corps (usually Marine)

oddly

(adv) in a particular or an unusual manner; weirdly

parallel

(adj) the same distance apart at every point; similar

presume

(v) to assume; to take for granted

relations

(n) the connection or association between persons, groups, or countries

shrill

(adj) having a sharp, high pitch or sound

strenuous

(adj) very forceful; active

variable

(adj) changeable; uncertain; (n) something that is likely to change

wistful

(adj) longing; yearning