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Quarter 2 Vocabulary

Published on Dec 09, 2015

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QUARTER 2 VOCABULARY

BY SHANNA HALL
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PERMEATE

(VERB) TO SPREAD THROUGH, TO PASS THROUGH THE PORES OF SOMETHING
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

BRILLIANT SUNSHINE PERMEATED THE ROOM.
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SCRUPULOUS

(ADJECTIVE) PRINCIPLED; ACTING WITH STRICT REGARD FOR WHAT IS CONSIDERED RIGHT OR PROPER
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

TEENAGERS ARE NOT SO SCRUPULOUS ABOUT HOW MANY INFORMATION THEY PUT ON THE INTERNET.

VACILLATE

(VERB) TO SWAY UNSTEADILY; WAVER, TOTTER; STAGGER
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

THE MAN TENDS TO VACILLATE WHEN HE'S DRUNK.
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RECONNAISSANCE

(NOUN) A PRELIMINARY SURVEY TO GAIN INFORMATION, ESPECIALLY FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

THE SOLDIERS WERE ON A RECONNAISSANCE MISSION TO DISCOVER THE STAUS OF THE ENEMY TROOPS.
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FORMIDABLE

(ADJECTIVE) CAUSING FEAR, APPREHENSION, OR DREAD
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

CATS ARE CUTE, BUT THE FEMALE ADULTS ARE KIND OF FORMIDABLE.

RELIC

(NOUN) AN ITEM, OBJECT, OR IDEA FROM THE PAST
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

I FOUND AN OLD RELIC IN MY ATTIC LAST NIGHT.
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POSERITY

(NOUN) ALL FUTURE GENERATIONS
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

BEFORE WE REACH POSTERITY, WE SHOULD SOLVE THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS NOW.

QUINTESSENTIAL

(ADJECTIVE) REPRESENTING THE PERFECT EXAMPLE OF A CLASS OR QUALITY
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

WATERMELON IS THE QUINTESSENTIAL SUMMER FRUIT.

WHIMSICAL

(ADJECTIVE) PLAYFUL, FUNNY, OR AMUSING
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

EVERYONE'S GOT AN INNER WHIMSICAL CHILDLIKE NATURE, EVEN IF THEY DON'T WANT TO SHOW IT.
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FIDELITY

(NOUN) LOYALTY
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

SHE NEEDED TO GAIN FIDELITY FROM HER FRIENDS.
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CONSCIENCE

(NOUN) THE SENSE OF MORAL GOODNESS OR RESPONSIBILITY OF ONE'S OWN CONDUCT, INTENTIONS, OR CHARCTERS TOGETHER WITH A FEELING OF OBLIGATION TO DO RIGHT OR BE GOOD
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

HER CONSCIENCE WAS TELLING HER ONE THING WHILE HER MIND WAS TELLING HER ANOTHER THING.
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CONSCIOUS

(ADJECTIVE) TO BE AWARE, ESPECIALLY OF ONE'S SELF OR BEHAVIOR
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

SHE WAS CONSCIOUS AS SHE WALKED DOWN THE ALLEY.

PLETHORA

(NOUN) OVERABUNDANCE OR EXCESS OF SOMETHING; MORE THAN ENOUGH
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

THE CARNIVAL HAD A PLETHORA OF STUFFED MONKEYS FOR PRISES.

REPRIEVE

(NOUN) A FORMAL TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE EXECUTION OF A SENTENCE, ESPECIALLY OF DEATH. ALSO A REPREIVE IS A TEMPORARY BREAK OR RLIEF AS FROM PAIN OR TROUBLE..
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

THE LIBRARY WAS REPRIEVED AND WILL STAY OPEN FOR ANOTHER YEAR.
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CANTANKEROUS

(ADJECTIVE) DIFFICULT OR IRRITATING TO DEAL WITH, CRABBY
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

SOMEONE I DON'T KNOW WAS QUITE CANTANKEROUS TODAY IN CLASS.
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UBIQUITOUS

(NOUN) SEEMING TO BE EVERYWHERE AT THE SAME TIME; OMNIPRESENT
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EXAMPLE SENTENCE:

THE POLICE ARE UBIQUITOUS, SO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISIONS.