ECS 7th etym. vocab UNIT 7-8
this is mrs. thornton's class' UNIT 7-8 vocab words
REMINDER: TEST IS FRIDAY, OCT. 3, 2008!! there will be vocab, prefixes, synonyms, atonyms, root words, and parts of speech!!!!!!!!!!!! ~~~~ECS ROX~~~~
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literal |
exactly true; rather than figurative or metaphorical |
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literate |
1. able to read |
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obliterate |
to completely destroy |
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illogical |
not done according to reason |
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analogy |
comparison |
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apologetic |
sorry; showing regret |
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diagram |
to draw a detailed picture of; to map out |
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program |
to train; to teach |
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biographical |
describing ones's life |
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descriptive |
giving details about; illustrating; explaining |
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subscribe |
to believe in; to feel approval or agreement |
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manuscript |
a handwritten document |
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accessible |
able to be reached or understood |
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succession |
a group of things that follow one another |
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procession |
a group that moves together |
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transgress |
to go against a law or rule |
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progression |
a going forth, a movement toward |
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gradual |
happening over a period of time |
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ambition |
a desire to succeed or be powerful |
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transit |
the act or process of moving from one place to another |
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occurrence |
an instance |
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course |
to flow; to stream |
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currency |
money, especially paper money |
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recurrent |
happening many times |
