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Vocab for the Sophmore English II End of Course Exam

Vocab for the Sophmore English II End of Course Exam. 1. accentuate. to pronounce or mark with an accent or stress to emphasize; heighten the effect of. verb. 2. adept. highly skilled; expert. adjective. to insult openly or purposely; offend; slight to confront defiantly

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Vocab for the Sophmore English II End of Course Exam

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  1. Vocab for the Sophmore English II End of Course Exam

  2. 1. accentuate • to pronounce or mark with an accent or stress • to emphasize; heighten the effect of • verb

  3. 2. adept • highly skilled; expert • adjective

  4. to insult openly or purposely; offend; slight to confront defiantly * to come before; meet; face Verb 3. affront

  5. to put (fears, etc.) to rest; quiet; calm to lessen, relieve, or alleviate (pain, grief, etc.) Verb 4. allay

  6. to tempt with something desirable; attract; entice; fascinate Verb 5. allure

  7. a round or oval building with an open space (arena) surrounded by rising rows of seats a scene of conflict, competition, etc.; arena a sloping gallery in a theater a lecture hall with a sloping gallery, esp. one for observing surgical procedures in a medical school or hospital a level place surrounded by rising ground Noun 6. amphitheater

  8. 7. animation • Noun • The act of possessing life

  9. 8.) annihilate • verb • to destroy a considerable part of

  10. 9.) annul • Verb • to declare or make legally invalid or void

  11. 10.) anonymous • Adjective • not named or identified

  12. 11.) apex • Noun • the highest or culminating point <the apex of his career>

  13. 12.) appalling • Adjective • Causing consternation or dismay; frightful: appalling working conditions; appalling violence.

  14. 13.) artisan • Noun • A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson.

  15. 14.) ardor • Noun • eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal

  16. 15.) appropriation • Noun • The act of providing money

  17. 16.) assess • Verb • measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, valueplace a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"

  18. 17. auditory • Adjective • of or relating to the process of hearing

  19. 18. aura • Noun • A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere

  20. 19. automation • Noun • the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology

  21. 20. axiom • Noun • self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim: "It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with goods and services"Albert Jay Nock.

  22. 21. bane • Noun • Fatal injury or ruin

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