1.+Vocabulary

= We will be posting key vocabulary here. =


 * Directions: //Post your assigned vocabulary.//**


 * Include: //The WORD, DEFINITION, PICTURE, YOUR INITIALS.//**


 * //Please DO NOT erase others' work.//**

//Example:// Freedom: the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints exemption: immunity from an obligation or duty RZ

Please try to keep the pictures small.

Astonished- to fill with sudden and overpowering surprise or wonder; amaze.MG

Committee a person or group of persons elected or appointed to perform some service or function, as to investigate, report on, or [|act] upon a particular matterDS buoyancy- the power to float or rise in a fluid; relative lightnessMG



Awkward- lacking [|grace] or ease in movement: // an awkward gesture; an //

Climate the composite or generally prevailing [|weather] conditions of a region, as [|temperature], air pressure, humidity, precipitation, sunshine, cloudiness, and winds, throughout [|the] year, averaged over a series of years. ds



carnage death and destruction JJ



Anguish- to inflict with distress, suffering, or pain.



Appeal- a request or reference to some person or authority for a decision, corroboration, judgment, etc.

Mg

Anticipation- expectation or hope.

Mg

abrupt sudden or unexpected: // an abrupt departure. DS //

assimilate to take in and incorporate as one's own; absorb: // He assimilated many new experiences on his European trip.DS // Aptitude capability; ability; innate or acquired capacity for something; talent: // he has a special aptitude for // [|//mathematics//] DS  Augment to make larger; enlarge in size, number, strength, or extent; increase: //His salary is augmented by a small inheritanc. DS //

chastise

to discipline, especially by corporal punishment.

condemn to [|express] an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of;

assuage to make milder or less severe;

Crescendo- the climactic point or moment in such an increase; peak: // The authorities finally took action when public outrage reached a crescendo. //

Dejected- depressed in spirits; disheartened; low-spirited: //The dejected expression on // [|//the//] [|//face//] // of the loser spoiled my vi//

//Destination-// the place to which a person or thing travels or is sent: Her destination was Rome.

ECSTATIC- of, pertaining to, or characterized by [|ecstasy]ds

Diminish- to make or cause to seem smaller, less, less important, etc.; lessen; reduce.

Enhance- to raise to a higher degree; intensify; magnify: //The candelight enhanced her // [|//beauty//]ds

accumulate to get a reward disgrace= 1. the loss of respect, honor, or esteem; ignominy; shame: // the disgrace of criminals //



Excruciating- extremely painful; causing intense suffering; unbearably distressing; torturing: // an excruciating noise; excruciating pain. ds//

//Distrasught-// distracted; deeply agitated exhilarating- to enliven; invigorate; stimulate Infraction- breach; violation; infringement: // an infraction of // [|//the//] // rules //