Unit 1-3 Vocabulary Words Unit 1-3 Vocabulary Test Words and Definitions Mrs. Ellmer

(n) An intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person Bigot (n) An intolerant, prejudiced, or biased person

(n) A large wave; (v) to rise and swell like a wave Billow (n) A large wave; (v) to rise and swell like a wave

Compress (v) To press together; to reduce in size or volume; (n) a folded cloth or pad applied to an injury

Confront (v) To meet face-to-face, especially as a challenge; come to grips with

(v) To portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture Depicted (v) To portray; to represent or show in the form of a picture

(adj) fair-minded; free from selfish motives; indifferent Disinterested (adj) fair-minded; free from selfish motives; indifferent

dispatch (v)To send off our out for a purpose: kill; (n) an official message; promptness; speed; the act of killing

Diversity (n) A difference, variety; a condition of having many different types or forms

(v) To plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish Doused (v) To plunge into a liquid, drench; to put out quickly, extinguish

(adj) suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something Famished (adj) suffering severely from hunger or from lack of something

(adj) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage Gainful (adj) profitable; bringing in money or some special advantage

Gloat (v) To look at or think about with great intensity and satisfaction; to take great personal joy in

Hypocrite (n) A person who pretends ot be what he or she is not or better than he or she really is; a two-faced person

Illusion (n) a false idea; something that one seems to see or be aware of that really does not exist

(adj) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement Immense (adj) very large or great; beyond ordinary means of measurement

(adj) impossible to understand Incomprehensible (adj) impossible to understand

(adj) totally without skill or appropriateness Inept (adj) totally without skill or appropriateness

(v) To make angry, enrage Infuriate (v) To make angry, enrage

(adj) done in an instant, immediate Instantaneous (adj) done in an instant, immediate

(v) To annoy, trouble, make weary Irk (v) To annoy, trouble, make weary

Maximum (n) The greatest possible amount or degree; (adj) reaching the greatest possible amount or degree

(n) A person who does imitations; (v) to imitate; to make fun of Mimic (n) A person who does imitations; (v) to imitate; to make fun of

Motivate (v) To provide with a reason for doing; to push on to some goal or course of action

(n) A stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual oaf (n) A stupid person; a big, clumsy, slow individual

(v) To go or move backward; to become more distant receded (v) To go or move backward; to become more distant

ruffle (v) To wrinkle, make uneven; annoy, upset; to flip through (n) a gathered strip of material used for trimming edges; a ripple; a low drum beat

Stamina (n) The strength needed to keep going or overcome physical or mental strain; staying power

vocation (n) Any trade. Profession, or occupation; a sense of fitness or speciail calling for one’s work

vow (n) A solemn or sacred promise or pledge; (v) to declare or promise in a solemn way

wither (v) To dry up, wilt, sag; to cause someone to feel ashamed, humiliated, or very small