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Java Games: Flashcards, matching, concentration, and word search. |
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Final- Vocabulary Review
Be sure to study part of speech, definition, and be ready to use the word in a sentence.
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| adulation | high praise |
| adversity | misfortune |
| aesthetic | pertaining to the arts or beauty |
| amicable | friendly, agreeable |
| anachronistic | out of its place in time |
| anecdote | a story, or a short account of an event |
| assiduous | hard-working; diligent |
| asylum | sanctuary; safe place |
| benevolent | kind, caring, or helpful |
| camaraderie | trust among friends |
| censure | to criticize harshly |
| circuitous | indirect, roundabout |
| clairvoyant | able to see the future |
| collaborate | to work together |
| deleterious | harmful; having a negative effect |
| demagogue | one who persuades another for political reasons; rabble-rousing leader |
| digression | straying from the point |
| disdain | to regard with scorn or distaste |
| emulate | follow by example; to mimic another |
| enervating | tiring, weakening |
| ephemeral | momentary, lasting a short time |
| exemplary | outstanding; the best example |
| florid | ornate; decorative |
| fortuitous | lucky; happening by chance |
| frugal | thrifty; spendthrift |
| hackneyed | overused expression, cliche |
| hedonist | pleasure seeker |
| impetuous | rash, impulsive |
| impute | to attitrubte to someone |
| longevity | long life |
| mundane | ordinary, common, boring |
| opulent | wealthy |
| ostentatious | arrogant, condescending |
| perfidious | disloyal |
| prudent | careful, cautious |
| querulous | irritable, quick to quarrel |
| rancorous | hateful, deep-seated ill will or resentment |
| resilient | quick to recover; able to become refreshed |
| sagacity | to verify, confirm, truthful |
| spurious | secret, false, stealthy |
| superfluous | morethan enough; extraneous |
| tenacious | persistent, resolute |
| venerable | respectable due to age; to hold sacred |
| vindicate | to clear from blame; to free |
| wary | watchful, alert |
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English Chair: JKHA/RKYHS |
Joseph Kushner Hebrew Academy and Rae Kushner Yeshiva High School |
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