College Bound Vocab 10
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| 130188231 | abrupt | 1. broken off; lacking in continuity 2. sudden; quick and unexpected | |
| 130188232 | corrupt (V) | changed from good to bad; vicious | |
| 130188233 | corrupt (N) | changed from good to bad;debase; pervert; falsify | |
| 130188234 | disrupt | break apart; cause disorder | |
| 130188235 | erupt | burst or break out | |
| 130188236 | incorruptible | inflexibly honest; incapable of being corrupted or bribed | |
| 130188237 | interrupt | break into or between; hinder; stop | |
| 130188238 | rupture | 1. break; breaking 2. hostility | |
| 130188239 | bactericide | substance that kills bacteria | |
| 130188240 | biocide | substance that destroys many different organisms | |
| 130188241 | fratricide | act of killing one's brother | |
| 130188242 | fungicide | substance that kills fungi or inhibits their growth | |
| 130188243 | genocide | deliberate extermination of a racial or cultural group | |
| 130188244 | germicide | substance that kills germs | |
| 130188245 | herbicide | substance that kills plants | |
| 130188246 | homicide | killing of one human by another | |
| 130188247 | infanticide | act of killing an infant | |
| 130188248 | insecticide | substance that kills insects | |
| 130188249 | matricide | act of killing one's mother | |
| 130188250 | patricide | act of killing one's father | |
| 130188251 | pesticide | substance that kills rats, insects, bacteria, etc | |
| 130188252 | regicide | act of killing a king | |
| 130188253 | sororicide | act of killing one's sister | |
| 130188254 | suicide | act of killing one's self | |
| 130188255 | tyrannicide | act of killing a tyrant | |
| 130188256 | astringent | 1. drawing (the tissues) tightly together 2.stern; austere | |
| 130188257 | astringent | substance that shrinks the tissues and checks flow of blood | |
| 130188258 | boa constritor | snake that "constricts" or crushes its prey in its coils | |
| 130188259 | constrict | draw together; render narrower; shrink | |
| 130188260 | restrict | keep within limits | |
| 130188261 | stricture | 1. adverse criticism 2. restriction | |
| 130188262 | stringent | strict | |
| 130188263 | unrestricted | 1. not confined within bounds 2.open to all | |
| 130221669 | carnivore | flesh-eating animal | |
| 130221670 | carnivorous | flesh-eating | |
| 130221671 | devour | 1. eat greedily or ravenously 2. seize upon fruit | |
| 130221672 | herbivore | plant-eating animal | |
| 130221673 | herbivorous | dependent on plants as food | |
| 130221674 | insectivorous | dependent on animals as food | |
| 130221675 | omnivore | 1. eating everything, both plant and animal substances 2. avidly taking in everything | |
| 130221676 | voracious | 1. greedy in eating 2. insatiable | |
| 130221677 | convivial | fond of eating and drinking with friends | |
| 130221678 | revive | bring back to life; restore | |
| 130221679 | survive | outlive; remain alive after | |
| 130221680 | vivacious | lively in temper or conduct | |
| 130221681 | vivacity | liveliness of spirit | |
| 130221682 | vivid | 1. (used with things) having the vigor and spirit of life 2. sharp and clear; graphic | |
| 130221683 | vivify | enliven; make vivid | |
| 130221684 | vivisection | operation on a living animal for scientific investigation | |
| 130221685 | contortionist | person who can twist his or her body into odd postures | |
| 130221686 | distort | 1. twist out of shape; contort 2. twist out of true meaning | |
| 130221687 | extort | wrest (money, promises, etc.) from a person by force | |
| 130221688 | retort | quick, witty, or cutting replay | |
| 130221689 | torsion | act of twisting; stress due to twisting forces exerted on a body | |
| 130221690 | tortuous | 1.full of twists or curves; winding 2. tricky; crooked; circuitous | |
| 130221691 | torture | 1. wrench; twist 2. inflict severe pain upon | |
| 130221692 | torture | anguish of body or mind; agony | |
| 130221693 | convict (V) | prove guilty; show conclusively to be guilty | |
| 130221694 | covict (N) | person serving a prison sentence | |
| 130221695 | conviction | 1. state of having been judged guilty of an offense 2. strong belief | |
| 130221696 | convince | persuade or show conclusively by argument or proof | |
| 130221697 | evict | 1. expel by legal process 2. oust | |
| 130221698 | evince | show clearly; disclose; reveal | |
| 130221699 | invincible | incapable of being conquered | |
| 130221700 | vanquish | overcome in battle | |
| 130230157 | victor | winner | |
| 130230158 | fraction | ones or more of the equal parts of a whole; fragment | |
| 130230159 | fractious | apt to break out into a passion; cross; irritable | |
| 130230160 | fracture | 1.break or crack 2.breaking of a bone | |
| 130230161 | fragile | easily broken; frail delicate | |
| 130230162 | fragment | part broken off | |
| 130230163 | infraction | act of breaking; breach; violation | |
| 130230164 | refract | bend from a straight path | |
| 130230165 | refractory | resisting; intractable; hard to manage | |
| 130230166 | omnibus (V) | covering many things at once | |
| 130230167 | omnibus (N) | 1. bus 2. book containing a variety of works by one author | |
| 130230168 | omnifarious | of all varieties , forms, or kinds | |
| 130230169 | omnific | all-creating | |
| 130230170 | omnipotent | unlimited in power; almighty | |
| 130230171 | omnipresent | present everywhere at the same time; ubiquitous | |
| 130230172 | omniscient | knowing everything | |
| 130230173 | omnivorous | 1. eating everything, both plant and animal structures 2. avidly taking in everything | |
| 130230174 | deflect | turn aside | |
| 130230175 | flex | bend | |
| 130230176 | flexible | pliable; not rigid | |
| 130230177 | flexor | muscle that serves to bend a limb | |
| 130230178 | genuflect | bend the knee; touch the right knee to the ground, as in worship | |
| 130230179 | inflection | change in the pitch or tone of a person's voice | |
| 130230180 | inflexibility | rigidity; firmness | |
| 130230181 | reflect (V) | 1. throw back light rays, as from a mirror 2. think | |
| 130230182 | reflect (N) | involuntary response to a stimulus | |
| 130230183 | detention | act of keeping or detaining | |
| 130230184 | impertinent | 1. irrelevant; not pertinent; inappropriate 2.rude | |
| 130230185 | pertinacious | adhering firmly to a purpose or opinion; very persistent | |
| 130230186 | pertinent | having to do with the matter at hand | |
| 130230187 | retentive | tenacious; able to retain or remember | |
| 130230188 | retinue | group of followers or assistants attending a distinguished person | |
| 130230189 | tenacity | firmness in holding fast; persistence | |
| 130230190 | tenancy | period of a tenant's temporary holding of real estate | |
| 130230191 | tenet | principle, belief, or doctrine generally held to be true | |
| 130230192 | tenure | 1. Period for which an office position is held 2. status assuring an employee a permanent position | |
| 130230193 | untenable | incapable of being held or defended | |
| 131471122 | admonish | warn of a fault; reprove; rebuke | |
| 131471123 | admonition | gentle reproof; counseling against a fault or error | |
| 131471124 | admonitory | conveying a gentle reproof | |
| 131471125 | monitor (N) | person or device that keeps track of, checks, or warns | |
| 131471126 | monitor (V) | keep track of, regulate, or control the operation of a machine or process | |
| 131471127 | monument | means of reminding us of a person or event (statue) | |
| 131471128 | premonition | forewarning; intuitive anticipation of a coming event | |
| 131471129 | premonitory | conveying a forewarning | |
| 131471130 | countermand | issue a contrary order | |
| 131471131 | mandate | 1. authoritative 2. territory administered by a trustee | |
| 131471132 | mandatory | obligatory; required by command | |
| 131471133 | remand | send back; recommit; as to a prison | |
| 131479144 | writ of mandamus | written order from a court to enforce the performance of some public duty | |
| 131479145 | accredited | officially authorized or recognized; provided with credentials | |
| 131479146 | credence | belief as to the truth of something | |
| 131479147 | credentials | documents, letters, references, etc., the inspire belief or trust | |
| 131479148 | credible | believable | |
| 131479149 | credit | belieft;faith;trust | |
| 131479150 | credulous | too ready to believe; gullible | |
| 131479151 | creed | summary of principles believed in or adhered to | |
| 131479152 | discredit | 1. cast doubt on; refuse to believe 2.take trust or credit away from; disgrace | |
| 131479153 | incredible | not believable | |
| 131479154 | discredit | loss of belief or trust; damage to one's reputation; disgrace | |
| 131479155 | incredulity | disbelief | |
| 131479156 | affidavit | sworn written statement made before an authorized official | |
| 131479157 | bona fide | made or carried out in good faith | |
| 131479158 | confidant | having faith in oneself; self-reliant | |
| 131479159 | confidential | communicated in trust; secret; private | |
| 131479160 | diffident | lacking self-confidence | |
| 131479161 | fidelity | 1.faithfulness to a trust or vow 2. accuracy; faithfulness of sound reproduction | |
| 131479162 | fiduciary | 1. held in trust 2. confidential | |
| 131479163 | infidel | one who does not accept a particular faith | |
| 131479164 | perfidious | false to a trust; faithless | |
| 131479165 | perfidy | violation of a trust; treachery |