Pre-AP English II vocab Flashcards

289108444	Agrarian	Relating to farmers or their way of life	0
289108445	Agronomist	One who deals with field crop production and soil management	1
289108446	Arable	Suitable for cultivation	2
289108447	Cataclysm	A sudden violent geological change or upheaval	3
289108448	Conservation	The act of protecting from harm or waste; the preservation of natural resources	4
289108449	Converge	To move together; to meet at the same point	5
289108450	Ecologist	One who studies organisms and their environments	6
289108451	Erode	To gradually wear away by natural means	7
289108452	Floe	A flat sheat of ice floating over a body of water	8
289108453	Gradation	The act of bringing land to a uniform level	9
289108454	Herbivorous	Eating on plants	10
289108455	Horticulture	The science of growing plants	11
289108456	Husbandry	The management of livestock and crops	12
289108457	Igneous	Formed by solidifying of volcanic magma	13
289108458	Mammal	A vertebrate war blooded hairy animal with milk producing glands to nourish its young	14
289108459	Marsupial	And order of animal most of which carry and suckle their young in exterior pouches	15
289108460	Paddock	A fenced enclosure used mainly for grazing animals	16
289108461	Sediment	Material that settles to the bottom of liquids or is deposited by wind or rain	17
289108462	Tundra	The treeless plain of arctic and subarctic areas with permanently frozen sibssoil	18
289108463	Yeoman	A small , independent farmer; an industrious , dependable worker	19
300827222	Affiliate	To associate as a member; to connect or associate oneself	20
300827223	Agenda	A list of items to address during a meeting	21
300827224	Canvas	To conduct a public opinion poll; to ask for support	22
300827225	Cohort	A group united by a common activity	23
300827226	Collective	A group or cooperative organization	24
300827227	Conclave	A meeting conducted in private	25
300827228	Consensus	An agreement of an opinion or belief	26
300827229	Convene	To assemble as an official group or meeting	27
300827230	Coterie	A small, often exclusive, circle of people unified by common interests	28
300827231	Dais	a platform in a meeting room for speakers or guests	29
300827232	Delegation	One or more persons appointed to represent others	30
300827233	Faction	A dissenting group of people within a larger group	31
300827234	Laity	The people of a religious faith as distinguished from its clergy	32
300827235	Lectern	A supporting stand for books or notes for a speaker	33
300827236	Liaison	A means of communication between groups	34
300827237	Officiate	To perform official duties, as in a ceremony; to lead a group	35
300827238	Quorum	The minimum number of persons needed to officially conduct a group's business	36
300827239	Roster	List of names	37
300827240	Tribute	An acknowledgment of respect	38
300827241	Valedictory	A farewell speech or address	39
309410073	Abduct	To take someone by force; to kidnap	40
309410074	Anachronism	Something outdated; something out of its own time	41
309410075	Archives	Written records stored in an organized manner	42
309410076	Artifacts	Human-made products of historical or archeological interest	43
309410077	Effigy	A crude figure of a despised person	44
309410078	Emancipation	Act of freeing from slavery or oppression	45
309410079	Fortuitous	By chance or accident	46
309410080	Heretic	One who deviates from an accepted belief or doctrine	47
309410081	Horde	A large group or mass; a tribe of nomads	48
309410082	Intelligentsia	The educated elite or intellectuals of society	49
309410083	Legacy	A gift by will of money or other personal property	50
309410084	Panoply	A full suit of armor	51
309410085	Proletarian	Of the working class	52
309410086	Purge	A removal of elements or members regarded as undesirable	53
309410087	Regal	Royal; of kings	54
309410088	Repercussion	An unforeseen effect or result of an act, action or event	55
309410089	Saga	A long, detailed account	56
309410090	Scapegoat	One who bears the blame for others	57
309410091	Theocracy	Government by divine guidance or by leaders who are regarded as divinely guided	58
309410092	Tithe	To give ten percent of one's income to the church	59
322951822	Automaton	A robot; an individual who acts in a mechanical fashion.	60
322951823	Charlatan	Someone who pretends to have skills or abilities	61
322951824	Curmudgeon	A harsh, unpredictable, and ill-tempered person	62
322951825	Cynic	A person who distrusts the sincerity of others	63
322951826	Demagogue	A leader who appeals to emotions and prejudices, not reason	64
322951827	Gourmand	Someone who eats and drinks excessively	65
322951828	Illiterate	A person who cannot read or write	66
322951829	Ingrate	Someone who is ungrateful	67
322951830	Kleptomaniac	A person obsessed with stealing who may lack the financial need to steal	68
322951831	Neophyte	A beginner	69
322951832	Patriarch	The oldest male member of a family or group	70
322951833	Parasite	A person who lives at the expense of another	71
322951834	Pauper	A poor person	72
322951835	Pyromaniac	A person with an irresistible impulse to start fires	73
322951836	Ragamuffin	A poorly-clothed and dirty child	74
322951837	Renegade	A person who rejects laws or conventional behavior; an outlaw	75
322951838	Urchin	A mischievous child	76
322951839	Valet	A person who takes care of another's clothes or personal needs	77
322951840	Waif	A homeless child	78
322951841	Zealot	A person filled with fanatical devotion	79
336270866	Assert	To declare or express forcefully	80
336270867	Beguile	To fool or trick; to divert attention away from	81
336270868	Condone	To pardon or overlook without criticism	82
336270869	Connive	To scheme in a hidden manner; to conspire	83
336270870	Contemptuous	Scornful	84
336270871	Didactic	Designed to teach	85
336270872	Flippant	A saucy, impudent lack or seriousness	86
336270873	Infallible	Incapable of mistakes or errors	87
336270874	Ingenuous	Straightforward; honest and sincere	88
336270875	Inhibition	An acto of holding back an urge; control in doing something	89
336270876	Obfuscate	To make unclear; to obscure	90
336270877	Obsequious	Overly willing to please	91
336270878	Perserverance	Persistence	92
336270879	Pretense	An act of make-believe or deception	93
336270880	Querulous	Habitually complaining	94
336270881	Restraint	The act of maintaing control or holding back	95
336270882	Ruthless	Merciless; without compassion	96
336270883	Taciturn	Silent; a preference for avoiding a speach	97
336270884	Dissuade	To convince to do something	98
336270885	Vociferous	Calling out loudly	99
355481475	Amenable	Open; flexible; willing to yield or cooperate	100
355481476	Bellicose	Warlike; inclined to start quarrels or fights	101
355481477	Cantankerous	I'll tempered; difficult to deal with	102
355481478	Capricious	Subject to whim; springing from unclear, unpredictable motives	103
355481479	Compassionate	Sympathetic; able to share another's feelings	104
355481480	Conscientious	Paying close attention to detail; thorough	105
355481481	Crotchety	Subject to irritable whim or crankiness	106
355481482	Cynical	Scornful or distrustful of goodness in anything or anyone	107
355481483	Discreet	Showing good judgement and thoughtful reserve to conduct and speech	108
355481484	Dynamic	Full of energy; forceful	109
355481485	Foolhardy	Foolishly adventurous with little or no regard to good sense	110
355481486	Fractious	Quarrelsome; having a fighting attitude	111
355481487	Gullible	Easily fooled or deceived	112
355481488	Meticulous	Extremely orderly, careful, and precise concerning details	113
355481489	Naive	Innocent; lacking worldly wisdom	114
355481490	Personable	Having a nature that pleases others	115
355481491	Pretentious	Having to do with an unjustified appearance of importance	116
355481492	Prudent	Cautiously wise; having good judgement	117
355481493	Versatile	Flexible; able to do a variety of things	118
355481494	Wayward	Willful; uncontrollable; unpredictable	119