| A | B |
|---|
| accelerate | to speed up |
| accentuate | to stress or emphasize |
| advocate | to argue in favor of |
| analogy | a similarity between the features of two things that are otherwise unalike |
| antibody | substance in the body that fights disease |
| apathy | lack of interest or enthusiasm |
| aspire | to have strong ambition to do or be something |
| bamboozle | to cheat or deceive |
| bizarre | very strange or unusual |
| boisterous | rough and noisy |
| boycott | to protest; to refuse to buy or participate in |
| broadcast | to make something known widely; to transmit |
| camouflage | to disguise |
| chronology | the sequential order in which things happened |
| commemorate | to take action to honor the memory of |
| conform | to follow the rules |
| coordinate | 1) to combine in order or harmony, 2) two points that mark the position on a table |
| cower | to cringe in fear |
| decorum | polite and socially acceptable behavior |
| deduction | 1) subtraction 2) reaching a conclusion from general principles |
| despondent | in low spirits from loss of hope or courage |
| diagonal | an oblique direction; line between two non-connected angles in a polygon |
| dialogue | conversation between two or more people |
| discount | 1) a reduction 2) to give less importance to |
| divulge | to make known; reveal; disclose |
| eclectic | selected from various sources |
| ellipse | an oval shape |
| embargo | a government order prohibiting trade |
| enthusiastic | showing great excitement and interest |
| exult | to express triumphant joy |
| fallacy | a misbelief based on unsound reasoning |
| flourish | 1) to grow, prosper, thrive 2) a dramatic gesture |
| formidable | difficult to overcome |
| habitat | natural home of a plant or animal |
| heritage | something passed down from previous generations |
| hologram | the negative image of a 3D photograph |
| horizontal | parallel to the ground; flat or level; going in a left - right direction |
| humble | modest or meek |
| hypocrisy | behavior in which a person says one thing but does the opposite |
| immune | to be protected from; not vulnerable |
| impertinent | offensively bold; rude |
| inference | to decide or conclude by reasoning from evidence |
| introspection | looking within oneself |
| jaunty | carefree and self-confident; light; lively |
| jovial | full of good humor |
| laconic | using very few words |
| legend | 1) a story, 2) a table explaining the symbols in a table or map |
| light-year | distance traveled by light in one year |
| maneuver | a planned movement requiring skill |
| mosaic | a design made from small, colored pieces of hard material |
| narrator | character who tells the story |
| nocturnal | belonging to the night |
| nuisance | something that is annoying |
| oppose | to be against something; to obstruct |
| outrageous | exceeding reasonable bounds; intolerable or shocking |
| ozone | the atmospheric layer that protects earth from the sun's UV rays |
| participle | verb form that indicates tense |
| particle | a very small piece of a substance |
| phloem | plant tissue that transports food from the leaves to the rest of the plant |
| plateau | relatively flat area in a highland |
| polygon | a shape with at least three sides |
| premium | 1) high quality, 2) additional cost, 3) an insurance payment |
| pulverize | to grind into dust or small bits |
| quandary | uncertainty over what to do in a difficult situation |
| quarantine | to isolate in order to prevent the spread of disease |
| quota | the number needed to meet a goal |
| rainforest | a dense forest with heavy rainfall |
| random | without a pattern or order |
| recede | to move away; to become more distant |
| renaissance | 1) rebirth or renewal 2) having many talents and broad knowledge |
| repose | to lie at rest |
| rupture | to break or burst suddenly |
| sacrifice | to give something up |
| silhouette | a dark image outlined against a lighter background |
| solstice | the shortest or the longest days of the year (hours of sunlight) |
| spectrum | a broad array or sequence |
| spiteful | deliberately hurtful; malicious |
| stereotype | what people believe are typical characteristics of a group of people |
| strategy | a plan of action to achieve a goal |
| suffrage | the right to vote |
| synthetic | artificial |
| technique | method |
| tempo | 1) the speed at which music is played 2) pace of activity |
| toxin | poison |
| tranquility | calm; free from disturbance |
| tumult | loud noise or confusion caused by a mass of people |
| tundra | flat, treeless, permanently frozen area near the Arctic |
| unanimous | complete agreement |
| vaccine | a substance that creates immunity from disease |
| vacillate | to go back and forth; unable to decide |
| venom | poisonous fluid secreted by some animals |
| vertebrate | an animal with a backbone |
| vertical | up and down direction; upright |
| vex | to annoy; to bewilder or confuse |
| virtuoso | a highly skilled artist, especially in music |
| voracious | wanting or eating great quantities of food |
| wretched | miserable; horrible; unfortunate |
| xylem | plant tissue that transports water and nutrients from the roots |
| yacht | boat used for private cruising or racing |
| zoology | the study of animals |
