A | B |
affection | fond/tender feeling |
appeal | to ask/ request for hellp |
clasp | grasp,hold, hook or fastener |
conspicuous | easily,plainly seen |
contribute | give along w others, |
declare | to make known, state openly |
eloquent | skilled at speaking,writing |
exhibit | show in public, items in a show |
ferry | boat that carries people/goods, to move people or goods |
immigrant | person who comes INTO country |
lofty | very tall or high |
pedestal | base, support on which something stands |
persecute | treat cruelly, harshly because of political religious differences |
poverty | state of being poor |
unveil | to remove covering from |
arrogant | showing too much pride in oneself |
boycott | to join others in refusing to deal with a person or group |
campaign | series of actions intended to accomplish a goal |
ceremony | formal event held in honor of special occasion |
custody | control over resposiblility for care, in the keeping of the police, in jail |
degrade | bring shame or disgrace upon |
detain | stop or hold, to keep from going on |
extend | to reach out |
integrate | to unite into a whole, to end the spearation of races |
segregate | to keep separate or apart |
supreme | the hightest in rank or position |
triumph | a noteworthy success |
vacate | to make empty, as by leaving |
verdict | decision reached at the end of a trial |
violate | to break, as a law or a promise |
abundant | more than enough, plentiful |
arid | having little or no rainfall, dry |
distinct | not the same, different or seperate |
graze | to feed on growing grass |
hectic | full of feverish activity, haste, or confusion |
horde | large group or crowd, especially one on the move |
humid | having a large amount of water or moisture in air |
incredible | hard or impossible to believe |
inhabit | to live in or on |
peninsula | a piece of land, connected to a larger land mass, that juts out and is almost completely surrounded by water |
rural | of or relating to the country and the people who live there |
sanactuary | a place of safety or shelter |
splendor | magnificence, brilliance of appearance |
squalor | filth, misery |
terrain | an area of land, a region |
aloft | up in the air, especially in flight |
attain | to reach, to arriave at |
buffet | piece of furniture for display of plates, meal laid out for guests to help themselves, to hit |
elude | to escape by being quick or clever |
flammable | able to catch fire easily |
hover | to remain in place over an object or location |
inflate | to fill with air or other gas |
jeopardy | danger |
moor | to hold in place with ropes or anchors |
plummet | to fall suddenly toward the earth |
pollute | to make impure or dirty |
propel | to push or drive forward |
stationary | not moving |
superb | of the highest quality, grand, spendid |
swivel | a fastening that allows any part joined to swing freely, to turn freely |
antil | funny act |
attire | clothes |
captivate | to please greatly |
deft | quick sure, skillful |
diligent | working with great care and effort |
eclipse | total partial hiding of one heavenly body by another |
evolve | change over time |
innate | having from birth |
inscribe | to write, print or etch as permanent record |
posture | the way one holds ones body |
shroud | cloth used to wrap a dead body |
stifle | cut off air from |
tentative | not fully worked out, hesitating |
tranquil | calm, peaceful |
versatile | able to do many different things |
apparel | clothing |
appreciate | to see the worth of |
continuous | without stopping |
dissolve | to make liquid |
domesticate | to tame |
emerge | to come into view |
fiber | thin threadlike part of animal hair or plant tissue |
function | to serve a purpose |
hatch | to come or bring forth from an egg |
inhibit | to prevent from doing something |
minute | very small tiny |
motion | movement |
sheathe | to cover with something that protects |
shed | to lose to give up |
transfer | to move carry send from one place to another |