Vocab Test 3rd Quarter

Vocabulary Building

• Abattoir: A slaughterhouse
• Altitude: The height above sea level
• Assuage: To make an unpleasant feeling less intense
• Biology: The study of living organisms

Understanding Language

• Circumnavigate: To travel all the way around something, usually by sea or air
• Constructive: Serving a useful purpose; tending to build up
• Derision: Contemptuous ridicule or mockery

Learning Challenges

• Dyslexia: A learning disorder characterized by difficulty reading due to problems identifying speech sounds and relating them to letters and words

Personal Development

• Evolve: To develop gradually
• Gaudy: Extravagantly bright or showy, typically so as to be tasteless
• Abrasive: Showing little concern for the feelings of others; harsh

Architecture and Space

• Antechamber: A small room leading to a main one

Legacy and Inheritance

• Bequeath: To pass something on or leave something to someone else, typically in a will

Agreement and Disagreement

• Concur: To agree
• Degrade: To treat or regard (someone) with contempt or disrespect

Storytelling

• Epilogue: A section or speech at the end of a book or play that serves as a comment on or a conclusion to what has happened

Extremism and Devotion

• Fanaticism: Excessive zeal; extreme devotion to a belief or cause

Obstacles and Hindrances

• Hamper: To hinder or impede the movement or progress of

Tools and Equipment

• Implement: A tool, utensil, or other piece of equipment, typically used for a particular purpose

Illegal Acts

• Abduct: To take (someone) away illegally by force or deception; kidnap

Agriculture and Environment

• Agriculture: The science or practice of farming, including cultivation of the soil for the growing of crops and the rearing of animals to provide food, wool, and other products
• Aquatic: Relating to water

Verbal Communication

• Berate: To scold or criticize (someone) angrily
• Circumlocution: The use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive

Surprise and Confusion

• Confound: To cause surprise or confusion in (someone), especially by acting against their expectations
• Daunting: Seeming difficult to deal with in anticipation; intimidating

Information Disclosure

• Disclose: To make (secret or new information) known

Effective Communication

• Eloquent: Fluent or persuasive in speaking or writing

Blame and Responsibility

• Exonerate: To absolve (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing

Destruction and Fire

• Incinerate: To burn something completely; reduce to ashes

Emotions and Tears

• Lachrymose: Tearful or given to weeping; inducing tears

Apologies and Regret

• Mea Culpa: An acknowledgment of one's fault or error

Newcomers and Beginners

• Neophyte: A person who is new to a subject, skill, or belief

Law and Testimony

• Perjure: To willfully tell an untruth when giving evidence to a court; commit perjury

Inheritance and Succession

• Primogeniture: The state of being the firstborn child; the system of inheritance or succession by the firstborn child, specifically the eldest son

Sports and Competitions

• Regatta: A series of boat races

Shapes and Forms

• Sinuous: Having many curves and turns; winding

Communication Styles

• Telegraphic: Brief and to the point, as if sent by telegraph

Urban Planning and Development

• Urban: Relating to a city or densely populated area

Ungratefulness

• Ingrate: An ungrateful person

Mental Health and Impulses

• Kleptomaniac: A person with an irresistible impulse to steal, typically without regard for need or profit

Conflict Resolution

• Mollify: To appease the anger or anxiety of (someone)

Language and Spelling

• Orthography: The conventional spelling system of a language

Philanthropy

• Philanthropist: A person who seeks to promote the welfare of others, especially by the generous donation of money to good causes

Social Control

• Procrustean: Tending to produce conformity by violent or arbitrary means

Emotional Expression

• Rant: To speak or shout at length in a wild, impassioned way

Health and Wellness

• Robust: Strong and healthy; vigorous

Financial Management

• Squander: To waste (something, especially money or time) in a reckless and foolish manner

Fabric and Textiles

• Threadbare: (of cloth, clothing, or soft furnishings) becoming thin and tattered with age

Personality Traits

• Genial: Friendly and cheerful

Fault and Blame

• Impute: To attribute or ascribe (something dishonest or dishonorable) to someone

Awareness and Hinting

• Intimation: An indication or hint

Quantity and Quality

• Meager: Lacking in quantity or quality; inadequate
• Opulent: Ostentatiously rich and luxurious or lavish

Emotions and Temperament

• Placid: Not easily upset or excited; calm