Vocabulary 1 Using context clues 1
Brink Edge of a cliff; beginning point; edge 2
Chronology Arrangement of events in time; time line 3
Conscientiously Dutifully, carefully, following good moral conduct; efficiently 4
Disperse Scatter in different directions 5
Muted Toned down; softened; muffled 6
Obliterate Totally erase or destroy; remove 7
Permeate Spread; diffuse; to seep through 8
Precipitous Extremely steep 9
Subtle Difficult to detect, elusive, delicate 10
Zealously Passionately, sincerely, enthusiastically 11
Vocabulary 2 Prefixes inter- and intra-
Intercom Device for communicating between rooms
Interject Insert between two other things
Interlaced Lacing together; intermixed
Intermediary Person who acts as a go-between, especially to settle differences
Intermittent Stopping and starting at intervals
Interplay Back-and-forth action; action and reaction
Interrogate Question formally
Intramural Within an institution
Intrastate Within a single state
Intravenous or into a vein Within or into a vein
Vocabulary 3 Recognizing base words and roots
Digression Turning away from the main subject when speaking or writing; deviation from the central theme
Dispassionate Devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; unaffected by strong personal emotions; fair; free from or unaffected by passion
Disposition Mental outlook or mood; predominant or prevailing tendency of one’s spirits; usual emotional response; manner; inclination
Infamous Having a bad reputation; disgraceful; being famous for being bad; detestable; shamefully bad
Protracted Drawn out or lengthened in time; prolonged; to extend or protrude
Regress Move backward; return to a previous, usually worse state; to go back to childhood; go back; to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form
Retort Answer in a quick or biting manner; a person’s verbal retaliation in a fight; to reply sharply
Systematic According to a system, method, or plan; thorough and regular; relating to the classifying of species
Torsion Twisting or turning
Traction Act of drawing or pulling; pulling power; the adhesive friction of a body on some surface