English 3 CP Vocabulary Unit 9
1. Truncate (v) To shorten by chopping off the end
2. Baneful (adj) Causing woe; destructive, harmful, deadly
3. Circumspect (adj) Prudent; cautious
4. Admonish (v) To warn, caution or council
5. Tantamount (adj) Of equal value or significance
6. Neologism (n) A new word or phrase; new usage of a word Blog
7. Respite (n) A period of rest or relief
8. Capitulate (v) To surrender; to give up or give in
The only thing to fear is fear itself! 9. Aphorism (n) A concise statement of a truth or principle The only thing to fear is fear itself!
10. Confute (v) The earth is flat! To prove wrong; to refute decisively The earth is flat!
11. Expedient (n) A means to an end
12. Posterity (n) Generations to come