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Second Semester English 10 Vocabulary

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progenychildren born to a person
generousvery giving
geniusperson born with great intelligence
genderhow a person identifies in terms of male, female roles
genteelelegant, graceful
genericsimilar to an original, but not from the true source
generationgroup of people born around the same time period
genesisbirth or origin of something
genuineoriginating from the one true source
indigenousborn in a particular region of the world
Mediterraneansea located in a region sometimes considered in a middle region of earth
geologyscience dealing with earth's history recorded in rocks
Geometrymath that deal with measurement of shapes and structures
terrainphysical features of a region of earth
terracelevel platform of earth
geographyscience that records facts about the earth and its regions
interto bury in the earth
geocentricconsidering everything to revolve around earth
subterraneanlying under the earth's surface
geodeearth-shaped stone with crystals inside
alternativechance to choose between two things
commissionauthority to carry out a duty; group of people given authority
declinechange to a lower state or level
evolveto arrive at a certain condition over time
imposeapply a penalty; assert self when and where unwanted
licenseofficial or legal permission to do or own something
overalltaking everything into account
protocolcorrect procedure to follow
securesafe; free from risk or loss
transitcarrying goods or people from one place to another
amendto change for the better, improve
commodityproduct that can be bought, sold, or traded
definiteclear and decided; not vague or doubtful
exceedbe greater in quantity or size
incidencefrequency of occurence of something negative (disease, crime)
locateto find by searching or by examination
overlapextend to cover partly
psychologyscience dealing with mental processes and behavior
shiftchange emphasis, direction, focus
transmitsend from one person, thing, or place to another
denotesignify; represent; mean (as in "What does this mean?")
annualoccurring once every 365 days
transport"carry across" from one place to another
publicationexamples: book, pamphlet, magazine, web site
maintaincontinue; keep at the same level
communicateconvey ideas so that others can understand
expertperson with knowledge in a specialized field
overseasin a country across an ocean
incomepayment received for services
similarresembling; having qualities in common
indexreference list used to find specific topics
apparentreadily seen or known
derivedraw out of
publishto make ideas (writing, music) available to others
trendevents occurring in a similar direction or pattern
simulateimitate the appearance or qualities of something else
majorimportant, serious, significant
compensateto pay someone for services
explicitdirectly stated; graphic
paradigmway of thinking or viewing the world
appendadd on as a supplement
complexmade up of multiple parts; difficult to analyze
designplanned purpose; layout
exportsend out of the country
induceto cause to do something
manualoperated by hand; not automatic
paragraphsection of text dealing with one topic and related supporting material
pursuefollow in an attempt to overtake or capture
solebeing the only one
ultimatelast in a series; best or most extreme
arbitraryrandom; unpredictable
componentpiece; part
constructput together; formulate
detectperceive; recognize
exposereveal; uncover
infrastructurefoundational elements
parallelequidistant at all points
qualitativehaving certain characteristics to varying degrees
sourcepoint of origin; reference used in research
underlyingfundamental; primary; unexpressed
assembleput together
comprehensivethorough; broad in scope
deviateveer off course
externaloutside of the body
inherentexist as an essential attribute of something
mechanismdevice
perpetualongoing; never ending
radicalchange affecting the fundamental nature of something
specificprecise; clearly defined
undertakecommit oneself; take responsibility
facilitatemake a process easier
assumeto take on; believe without proof
uniformconsistent; same in all cases
randomchosen without method or conscious decision
compriseconsist; be made up of
inhibithinder; restrain; prevent
spherearea of influence; 3-dimensional surface with all points equidistant from one point
devicemechanism
mediameans of mass communication
partnerperson engaging in an activity in collaboration with another person


Math Teacher
Hiram W. Johnson High School
Sacramento, CA

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