World Lit Vocab

a wrod formed from the initial letters of a name or by combinging inital letters or parts of a series of words

noun. a. a word element tht is attached to a base,stem, or root. b.something tht is attached, joing , or added. verb a. to secure an object to another; attach. b. to place and the end.

a.the invetion of a new wordb.an invented word or phrase c. the process of making coings

a. used in or suitable to sploken language or to writin gtht imitates speech;conversational. b. informal style of expression

the use of a word sounding somewhat like the one inteneded but humorously wrong in the context

the formation or use of a word tht imitates or resembles what it stands for

a word,phrase, or sentence tht reads the smae backward and forward

a word formed by merging the sounds and meanings of two different words;blend

a figure of speech in which two essentially unlike things are compared, often in a phrase using like or as

an accidental but humorous distortion of words in a phrase formed by interchanging the initial sounds

constant and earnest effort ot accopmlish a task; careful attention

a.difficult to satsify or please;exacting b. possessing or displaying careful attention to detail

the ability to see what is likely to happen and to prepare for it accordingly; careful though or concern for the future

having or exhibiting sound judgement;sensible;wise

a.extremely careful and precise b. excessively concerned with details

minor or trivial details

exercising caution, good judgement, or common sense in handling practical metter; giving though to ones actions and their consequences

a.attentive to the finer parts of etiguette and formal conductb. very careful and exact

a.careful in choosing;particular;discriminatiog b. highly specific in activity

a. to decieve;trick b. to amuse;delight c. to passs time pleasantly

a. politeness; courtesty b. an act or expression of courtesy

appropriateness of behavior or conduct;propreity

the way in which one behaves or conduct;propreity

foolishly bold or daring; rash

performing or performed with careless, often thoughtless ease b. makerd by quickness or fluency tht suggests insincerity

a. not having a noble character or purpose;dishonorableb. not of the nobility;common

a. the acceptaed customs and rules of behoavior of a particular socila group, generally regarded by tht group as essential to survival and welfare and often having the force of law b. attitudes about proper behavior;moral convictions

a. characteristic of people or things away from teh capital of a country b. limited in range or perspective; narrow; ill-informed;unsophisticated c. of or relating to a province

not in good taste; improper;unbecoming

a. lacking all self-respect; contemtible b. very miserable; wretched

noun a. the act of forming an opinion from incomplete evidence;guesswork b. a statement or opinion based on guess work. verb. to guess b. to make a conjecture

depressed; disheartened

the act or forcing soething generally a liguid or gase into something else b. something tht is injected

a pier or other structure projecting into a body of water; awarf

arousing disapproval;offensive

a. an object, such as a bullet or an arrow, tht is thrown fired or otherwise launched through space b. a self propelling missle or rocket

• to refuse to accept, use, grant, or consider
• b. to fail to give affection or love to c. to trow out;discard

taking place within an individuals mind rather than the external environment; personal

the path made by moving body or particle, especially the flight path of a missle

anxious or fearful about the future;uneasy

• a.withou exception or qualificatio;positive;absolute
• b.of or in a categorty

serving to put an end to doubt,quesiton, or uncertainty;decisive;convicing

• a. doubtful;uncertain
• b. questionable as to quality or validity

a. not capable of being determined or decided; not precisely known; indefinite b. lacking clarity or precision; vague

incapable of bein g avoided or prevented

dangerously lacking in securtiy or stablilty;unsafe;risky

a. sensation of doubt or misgiving uneasiness b. a pang of conscience c. a sudden, brief feeling of sickness, faintness, or nausea

leaving no doubt or misgiving; uneasiness

to waver indecisevely between one course of action or opinion and another;hesitate

a. to attack assult. attack verbally

a. a defensive wall;rampart b. any protection or defence

a. fortress in or near a city b. any stronghold

strength of mind that allows ones to endure paing or trouble with courage

a. a place of rest or refuge; sanctuary b. a sheltered harbor or port

too strong to be defeated; unconquerable

a. spirit; daring; pluck b. a strength of character or purpose equal to a test

a. recovering strength or spirits quickly b. sprining back into position or shape

adj. a. physically strong;sturdy;robust b. reslute;firm noun. a. a sturdy, strong willed person b. a loyal supporter

endurace;resistance to fatigue, illness, or hardship

a. to recognize as having met offical standards. b. to ascribe or attribute to ;credit with c. to authorize

a. acceptance as true or valid;beleif b. claim to acceptance; trustworthiness

a. something tht intitles a perosn to confidence,credit or authority b. a letter or toehr written evidence of a person quialification or status; a reference

a. the quality of deserving confidenc; plausibility; reliablity b. readiness to believe

deserving commendation praiseworthy

tending to believe too readily; easily deceived; gulliable

any statement or system of belief, principles, or opinions that guides a person actions

a. to cast doubt on; destroy beleif, faith or trust in b. to damage in reputation;disgrace c to refuse to believe in . noun a. doubt, lack of belief or trust b. loss or damage to ones reputation c. something tht brings disgrace or distrust

a. too extraordinary to be possible b. astonishing;amazing

a person who behave badly or ciminall;villain; wicked;base

speed and willingness in acting or responding;cheerful;readiness;eagerness

control over ones emotion;steadiness of manner;tranguility

listlessness and dissatisfaction resulting from inactivity or lack of interest;boredom

not easily distrubed or excited;unshakably calm and collected

tending toward suddenness and boldness of action; impulsive;hasty

to provoke action;rouse;stir up or urge one

a. reluctant to exert oneself;habitually lazy. b. suggesting a calm idleness and ease

a. having no power to move or act;lifeless b. exhibiting no chemical activity

a wild uprour or noise. a place of wild disorder and confusion

the quality of being untroubled or unreffled;peacefullness

rudely bold;insolent. to face or undergo with bold or brash self-assurance

showing a desire or willingness to please; cheerfully obliging;amiable

a. easy to notice; obvious. b. attracting attention by being unusual or remarkable

easily managed or taught; gentle

exaggerate in style or manner;showy. highly elaborate. richly colord;vivd

courageous; fearless; bold

promoting peace; peaceful; tranquil

a. quiet and restrained in manner b. held for a particular person

having a shrill, harsh ,and grating sound or effect

not embarrassed or ashamed

a. to turn away b. to prevent from happening

a. to give varietyb. to extend into distinct fields.c to spread to activites or investments as a business

a. soemthing tht relaxes or entertaines. b. turning aside from a course or directiion c. to act of drawing attention from one thing to another

accidental; unintentional b. not duly attentative

indisputable; unquestionable

a. to turn inside out or upside down b. to reseve the positio, order, or condition of

incapable of being reversed

to return to a former conditio=, practice or belief

a. capable of doing many things competetnly b. having varied uses or functions

the sensation of dizziness and the feeling that oneself or ones environment is whirling about

extremely or deliberatly noticable;glaring

to show off in order to impress ohter; display boastfully

done quicly and with stealth;sly

present or capable of coming into existence but not eviden,active, or visible

represented or appearing in a certain way, but often not actually so;seeming;professed

a. standing out and attracting attention; noticeable;prominent b.projecting or jetting beyod a line or surface;protruding up or out

to remove or withdraw from public view; seclude;set apart

a. deception by means of strategy or device b. a deceptive strategy or device

done or acting in a secre;sneaky

a. not readily noticable; inconspicous b. not aggressive;descrete

a. having a system method or plan;carried out in a stepy by step procedure b. orderly in arrangin things or gettin gthings done; purposefully regulart

a. to teach or instruct b.teaching amoral lesson c. inclined to teac hor moralize too much

to instruct in order to bring about intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement

a. to make clear or plaing b. to give an explanation tht makes something clear

a. possessing dep and extensive learning,especilaly learning gotten from books;learend b. showing or marked by extensive learning or knowledge

a. expressed clearly and precisely,withou any possibility of misunderstand b. forthright and unambigous in expressiong

a. to pervade or permeate as if with dye or staing b. to dye or stain intensively

a. to instruct in the beleifs or principles of a party,sect, or other special group b. to teach a body of doctrine to

to introduce gradually

the art or profession of teaching

a. marked by a concern for minute, often unimportatn, and uniteresting details b. making a show or scholarship of book leanring

occuring at the same time;simultaneous

a messenger, particularly one involved in a diplomatic transaction

a. hasty b. no throrough

a. rabling;disgressive b. covering a wide range of subjects

to bring something upone oneself;become subject to

a. an attack on or an invasion of enemy territroy; a raid b. an act of entering anothers territory or domaine

someone or thing tht precedes somehting else; forerunner

a.turning to someone or thing for aid or support b. source of help or strength

noun help in time odf distress verb to give aid and comfor in time of distress

bitter and ill natured in language or tone

a. to punish for misbehavior or wrong doing b. to criticize severly

detracting from the character or standing of someone or something;expressive of a low opinion; disdainful

a. to speak of as unimprtant or inferiour ;belittle b. to lower in rank or reputaion

a. to bother or torment repeatedly and persistently b. to carry our repeated attacks or raid again

a. to criticize or refute by argumentation b. to oppose as false or worthless;cast doubt on

a. roundabout, often spiteful reference to someoneor thing not named; an insunuation b. and indirect suggestion meant to discredit a person

sharp, harsh , insulting words used to attack; violent denunciatoin or abus

a. to socld or correct, usually gently and with kindly intent b. to express disapproval of

to utter slanderous and abusive statements against; defame; speak evil of

a. sponsorship b. protection

compesation given as satisfaction for unsult,loss, or injury

tending got win over or sooth;attempting to overcome distrust or anger

a.tending to cause,promote, or hlep bring about b. helpful;favorable

to free or release from an entanglement or difficulty; disengage

a. promote the development or growth of b. to brin gup;rear c. recievein gor giving parantal car although not related.

to press iwht repeated and insiten request; beg urgently

a. to help the opposing sides in a dispute come to an agreement by hearing thier arguments and proposing a compromise b. to settle by intervening in this way c. to interven between disputing parties to brin gabout an agreement

to make less severe or intense; moderate

a. to set righ;remedy b. to corre ty by calculation or adjustment

a. to acknowleges as tru or real, often unwillingly b. to give; gield; granta. to acknowleges as tru or real, often unwillingly b. to give; gield; grant

a. no longer living. b. a dead person

path or means of going out;an exite

a. degree or stage in a serious of gradual changes b. series of such changes; systematic progression

a. the degree to which something inclines;slop b. an ascending of descending part; an incline

someone that comes before another in time, especially in an office or position;forerunner

to go back;return to a previous condition

the act of withdrawing formally form membership in an organization,association, or union

a. to go beyond or over limit or boudnary b. to act in violation of as a law

not having occured before; without precedent; novel

a.similar in certain qualities, circumstance, or uses b. in biology, similar in function but no in origin or structure

a. direct contrast;oppostion b. in speech and writing, the plaement of sharply contrasting ideas in balance or parallel words, phrases, or grammaticla structures

a. having like traits, similar; equivalent b. worthy or capable of comparision

to differ or move away form a specified course or prescribed bode of behavior, diverge

a. to seve as the distcition between b. to understand, percieve or sho the differences in or between c. to become different, distinct, or specialized d. to make distinction, discriminate

a. the condition or fact of being unequal in age,rank or degree;difference b. lack of similarity;unlikeness

consisting of dissimilar elements or parts; miscellaneous; varied

a. consisting of elements of a similar or related nature b. uniform in structure or composition

a subtle or slight degree of difference as in meaning color, tone; a delicated shading gradation

equivalent in significance, effect, or value

independence; the quality or condition of being selfgoverning

happening repeatedly;occuring over and over again