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Midterm Vocabulary : Lessons 1-6 College Prep & Honors

These are all of the vocabulary terms that will appear on the 9th-grade midterm.

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Anthropology-1The scientific study of origins, cultural development, and customs.
Feminist-1A supporter of women's claims to the same rights and treatment as men.
Homocide-1The killing of one person by another.
Humane-1Having the worthy qualities of human beings, such as kindness.
Congenital-2Existing at birth but not hereditary.
Genocide-2The planned annihilation of a racial, political, or cultural group.
Genre-2A type, class or category, especially of fine art and literature.
Ingenious-2Cleverly inventive and resourceful.
Fraternal-3Pertaining to brothers; brotherly.
Matriarchy-3A society ruled or controlled by women.
Patronize-3To go to regularly OR to treat someone as inferior.
Euthanasia-4The act of painlessly killing a suffering person or animal.
Mortify-4To shame OR to discipline oneself by denial.
Naive-4Childlike; unsophisticated OR gullible.
Orthopedics-4Branch of medicine treating disorders of the skeletal system.
Phobia-5Strong, irrational fear.
Enamored-5In love with; charmed by.
Odious-5Hateful; distasteful.
Pacify-5To calm; to make quiet.
Covet-6To crave or desire, especially something of someone else.
Dyslexia-6A serious difficulty learning to read in the usual way.
Empathy-6A feeling of sympathy; a quality that arouses pity or tenderness.
Placid-6Showing calmness, peacefulness, or composure.
autopsy-1the examination of a corpse to determine the cause of death
progeny-2children or descendants; offspring
patronage-3support; encouragement OR business clientele; customers
matriculate-3to register as a student at a college or university
essence-4the basic element; the identifying chracteristic OR a perfume
appease-5to calm; to satisfy or relieve
dysentery-6severe diarrhea


English teacher
Lawrence School
Sagamore Hills, OH

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