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Vocab Unit 9

AB
adherentsomeone who follows a leader, a party, or a profession
cohesionthe act or state of sticking together
incoherentunclear or difficult to understand
inherentpart of something by nature or habit
centrifugalmoving outward from a center or central focus
fugitivea person who flees or tries to escape
fuguea musical form in whixh a theme is echoed and imitated by voices or instruments that enter one after another and interweave as the piece proceeds
subterfugea trick designed to help conceal, escape, or evade
cosmeticdone or made for the sake of beauty or appearance
cosmologya theory that descriv=bes the nature of the universe
cosmopolitanhaving international sophistication and experience
cosmosthe univers, especially when it is viewed as orderly and systematic
conscientiousgoverned by morality; scrupulous
omniscienceinfinite awareness, understanding and insight
prescienthaving or showing advance knowledge of what is going to happen
unconscionablenot guided by any moral sense; unscrupulous
adjunctsomething joined or added to another ting of which it is not a part
disjunctiona break, separatin, or sharp difference between two things
injunctiona warning, directin, or prohibition regarding an activity
juntaa committee that controls a govenment, especially after a revolution
impartTo give from one's store or abundance; to make known, disclose
impartialfair and not biased; treating and affecting all equally
participlea word that is formed from a verb but used as an adjective
partisana person who is strongly devoted to a particular cause or group
emissarysomeone sent out to represent another; an agent
manumissionthe act of freing from slavery
missivea letter or written communication
remittancemoney sent in payment
compelto drive or urge with force
expelto drive or force out; to fforce to leave, usually by an official actin
impelto urge or drive forward by strong moral force
repulsionthe act of driving away or rejecting; a feeling of g reat dislike or disgust
arachnida member of the class sof Arachnida, which includes animals with 4 pairs of legs and no antennae such as spiders, scorpians, mites and ticks
calliopea musical instrument similar to an organ in which whistles are sounded by steam or compressed air
dryada wood nymph
faunaanimal life; especially the animals which live naturally in a given area
floraplant life; especialy the flowering plants that live naturally in a specific area
herculeanextremely strong; extremely extensive, intense, or difficult
Pandora's boxa source of many troubles
Scylla and Charybdistwo equly dangerous alternatives


Marion Junior and Senior High School
Marion, NY

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