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College English Unit 2

AB
agdo, go, lead, drive
litigateto carry on a lawsuit by judicial process
prodigalrecklessly or wastefully extravagant
synagoguethe center of worship and communal life of a Jewish congregation; temple
ven/ventcome
adventa coming or arrival; a coming into use
provenanceorigin or source
venturesomeinclined to seek out risk or danger, bold, daring, adventurous
venuethe place where a trial is held; the locale of an event
cap/cep/ciptake; seize
receptiona social gathering where guests are formally invited
incipientstarting to come into being or become evident
perceptiblenoticeable or able to be felt by the senses
suseptibleope to influence; responsive; able to be submitted to an action or process
finend or boundary
affinitysympathy; attraction; relationship
definitiveauthoritative and final; specifying perfectly or precisely
infinitestimalextremely or immeasurably small
finitehaving definite limits
jac/jecthrow
adjacentnear, neighboring; sharing in common boundary or border
conjectureto guess
dejecteddowncast; depressed
trajectorythe curved path that an object makes in space, or that a thrown object follows as it rises and falls to earth
tractdrag or draw
detractto decrease the importance, value, or effectiveness of something
protracteddrawn out, continued or extended
retractiona taking back or withdrawal; a denial of what one has previously said
intractablenot easily handled, led, taught, or controlled
ducto lead
conducivetending to promote, encourage, or assist; helpful
deductionsubtraction; the reaching of a conclusion by reasoning
inducepersuade, influence,; bring about
seductiontemptation to wrong, especially temptation to sexual intercourse; attraction or charm
sec/sequto follow
consequentialresulting; important
executeto carry out or perform; o put to death legally or formally
obsequiousexcessively submissive, obedient or flattering
sequentialarranged in order or in a series; following in a series
apollonianharmonious, ordered, rational, calm
bacchanalianfrenzied, orgiastic
Dionysianfrenzied, orgiastic
delphicunclear, ambiguous or confusing
jovialexpansively good-natured
mercurialhaving rapid and unpredictable changes of mood
olympianlofty, superior and detached
venerealhaving to do with sexual intercourse


Marion Junior and Senior High School
Marion, NY

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