This document contains definitions for over 50 vocabulary words from various subjects like biology, history, science, and more. The words include attributes, dumbfound, garrison, grievous, placate, principal, submerge, irate, arbitrate, ensue, ponderous, haughty, plumage, intensify, adequate, fluster, impunity, cope, enlighten, candid, bias, intimidate, sacred, obnoxious, lethal, monitor, assert, avert, negligent, smolder, revelry, abode, compromise, headlong, inevitable, hurtle, devout, blatant, mutilate, nimble, rupture, tedious, whim, retort, plight

1. Vocabulary Review 2 nd Semester

2. Attribute He is getting made fun of. Sensitivity is one of his attributes.

3. Dumbfound This monkey is dumbfounded. Definition: to be speechless with amazement.

4. Garrison n. Soldiers stationed in a place to protect it. 2. A military place of protection, together as a place for protection V. To provide soldiers with a place to live

5. grievous n. Causing grief or pain; hard to bear.

6. Placate The boy was able to placate the angry girl.

7. The principal was in charge of the school. Principal

8. Submerge The scuba diver submerges under water.

9. IRATE adj. Very angry and furious!!!

10. ARBITRATE verb to settle a disagreement between two parties by having a third party make a decision after hearing both sides noun the act of arbitrating

11. Ensue When the child saw the lego structure, the immediate distruction of it ensued. Definition: To follow;to come as a result of or at a later time

12. When you are addicted to chocolate, you have a very strong desire for it.

13. ponderous This cat is ponderous because it is so overweight, it can’t move.

14. haughty Paris Hilton is haughty because she thinks she is better than everyone else and treats people as if she is better than them, too.

15. Plumage n. A bird’s feathers The bird’s plumage is black and white.

16. Bug Bunny’s cool act is intensifying Daffy’s hate for him. They will intensify their efforts and give more donations to poverty.

17. Adequate adj. Enough; sufficient. George Bush thinks that the troops in Iraq are adequate.

18. Fluster -v. To make nervous, embarrassed, or confused. A man on the other line must of flustered this woman.

19. Impunity N. Freedom from being harmed or punished. Anyone under eighteen who think they can drink alcohol with impunity are greatly mistaken.

20. Cope Definition: v. To manage problems or difficulties successfully. Sentence: The police were able to cope with the large crowds.

21. ENLIGHTEN -to inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to. Amy said “I have been enlightened by Buddha!!!!!”. By JONATHAN CHU

22. Candid - ( adjective ) “ E xpressed honestly and without holding back unpleasant truths . ” CANDID candid “ T his modern history book is candid, because it gives us honest facts and unpleasant truths about history. ”

23. Bias a particular tendency or inclination, esp. one that prevents unprejudiced consideration of a question; prejudice. Samantha is biased towards dead cows. BY JONATHAN CHU

24. INTIMIDATE

25. 1. devoted or dedicated to a deity or to some religious purpose; consecrated. 2. entitled to veneration or religious respect by association with divinity or divine things; holy. 3. pertaining to or connected with religion ( opposed to secular or profane ): sacred music; sacred books. 4. reverently dedicated to some person, purpose, or object: a morning hour sacred to study. 5. regarded with reverence: the sacred memory of a dead hero. 6. secured against violation, infringement, etc., as by reverence or sense of right: sacred oaths; sacred rights. 7. properly immune from violence, interference, etc., as a person or office. This cross is sacred to Christians. Sacred

26. Obnoxious 1. highly objectionable or offensive; odious: obnoxious behavior. 2. annoying or objectionable due to being a showoff or attracting undue attention to oneself: an obnoxious little brat.

27. Lethal Adj. Causing or capable of causing death Eating the mushroom is lethal.

28. Monitor n. A video screen used to display information The computer has a monitor. v. To watch closely and frequently; to observe and make note The scientist is monitoring the amount of bacteria in the river.

29. Assert This lady is asserting her opinion.

30. Avert This man narrowly averted being hit by a bullet

31. Negligent- adj. failing to take proper care of or give proper attention to. You were negligent in taking care of my pets while I was gone, and now they are sick.

32. Smolder- v. to burn slowly without bursting into flames. 2. To exist in a hidden state before bursting into the open. Even though the fire went out a long time ago, the embers still smolder.

33. Submerge The scuba diver submerges under water.

34. This fool has a receding hair line. Henry

35. Hitler was a ruthless leader showing no mercy to his enemies. Henry

36. Revelry n. Noisy merrymaking We will have revelry when school is out

37. Abode n.The place where one lives; home. Our winter abode is in Park City,Utah.

38. Compromise These two men are settling a dissagreement.

39. Headlong This guy is getting hit headlong in the face.

40. Inevitable It is inevitable that the glass of water will fall.

41. Hurtle The baseball player hurtled the ball Over to first base.

42. Devout The devout Christian prayed everyday to God.

43. Blatant Adj. Very obvious in an offensive or shameless way The man was blatantly hitting on the other girl.

44. Mutilate Knives can mutilate people’s fingers’ if used in an unsafe way. V. To hurt or damage by cutting into, cutting off, or cutting out.

45. Nimble Adj. 1. Able to move quickly and easily. Adj. 2. Showing quickness of thinking; clever. A mouse is a very nimble creature. Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candle stick!

46. Rupture V. To split or break. N. 1. A breaking or tearing apart by force N. 2. The breaking of a friendly relation. The pipe ruptured after the earthquake.

47. Tedious Adj. Seeming to go on for a long time; boring. Ballet is very tedious, especially for boys

48. Whim n. A sudden wish to do something without a particular reason; a fanciful idea.

49. v. To answer, especially in a quick or clever way. n. A quick or clever reply. Retort

50. n. A difficult or dangerous condition or situation. Plight

51. Hmmm……. ??? Ponder v. To think about; to consider carefully.

52. Confront v. 1.to stand up to; to face boldly 2. to put or to bring face to face. Roar, I’m gonna stand up to u! Don’t u even think about it

53. Enlighten v. to inform or instruct; to give knowledge or truth to The First enlightened Monkey

54. Ohh… I get this now. Realize v.1. To be aware of. 2. To bring into being to make it happen.

55. Invincible Adj. Impossible to defeat.

56. Nomad N. A member of a group that settles briefly in one place and then moves on to another.

57. ERA This is what it was like in the era of the dinosaur.

58. Aspire This girl is an aspiring Olympic ice skater.

59. Distraught This little girl is distraught because the other kids don’t like her.

60. FLOURISH The baseball player flourishes his helmet in the air.

61. Garland Noun: A wreath or chain of leaves and flowers

62. Beseech I beseech you to allow me to keep my job.

63. Verge It would be scary to be on the verge of falling off a cliff.

64. Privilege This boy has the privilege of being hall monitor because of good previous actions.

65. This ball is a sphere because all points on its surface are the same distance from its center.

66. This pole is used to probe the ground in front of you to make sure it will not give away.

67. Eerie Adj . Causing uneasiness; strange or mysterious

68. Delectable (adj) Pleasing to the senses, especially to the sense of taste; delicious

69. Detach (v) To separate from.

70. Clamber This person is clambering to get to the top of the balcony.

71. Consternation This man is filled with consternation because he is so amazed, he is confused now. So he is filled with “consternation.”

72. impetuous 1. of, pertaining to, or characterized by sudden or rash action, emotion, etc

73. Vigilant On the alert; watchful.

74. Congested Adj. Overcrowded ; filled too full This city is congested with people.

75. Gratified V. – To pleasure or satisy V. - To give in to what is wanted or requested Gratifying Adj - pleasing This rainbow is gratifying to the eyes.

76. Ballast N. – Heavy material used to make a ship steady or control the rising and falling of a vessel like a balloon This front part of the ship makes it steady and controls its bouyancy