Lessons 25-26

  1. by or of an unidentified person
    anonymous
  2. informal, relaxed; chance, unplanned; occasional; slight, superficial
    casual
  3. the point of greatest intensity in any series of events; the most exciting part; the final, most forceful statement
    climax
  4. to criticize or pass judgment against;; to find guilty; to find unfit or unsafe
    condemn
  5. living at the same time or period; modern;n. a person living in the same time period as another
    contemporary
  6. to recite something to be recorded; to require or order authoritative
    dictate
  7. to thin or make weaker by adding liquid; to lessen the intensity, purity, or strength of something
    dillute
  8. a message; quickness; efficiency;v. to send; to finish quickly; to kill
    dispatch
  9. to denote as important; to stress
    emphasize
  10. to give support or approval to ; tto sign one's name on the back of a check or similar document for validation
    endorse
  11. to hesitate; to stumble; to stammer
    falter
  12. extremely hungry; starving
    famished
  13. imaginary; false; not genuine
    fictitious
  14. a part of a whole; a portion of an incomplete or lost manuscript; v. to break into bits
    fragment
  15. to compose or perform without preparation; to make something from whatever materials are available
    improvise
  16. sly or secret scheming;a conspiracy; v. to plot or scheme; to excite interest
    intrigues
  17. restiricted to the exact meaning; not figurativ; word-for-word, as a translation; concerned chiefly with fact
    literal
  18. to alter in form or character; in grammar, to qualify the meaning of
    modify
  19. something that takes place; an incident; the action or process of happening
    occurrence
  20. treatment to soothe the body or mind; a method of healing
    therapy
Author
ashleyk_22
ID
13802
Card Set
Lessons 25-26
Description
vocab lessons
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