Vocabulary-List 17 Comp Lit 3A

TRACT: to draw or pull 1. tractor: n. powerful motor-driven vehicle for pulling machinery 2. retractable: adj. can be drawn back or in (as "retractable seatbelts") 3. detract: v. to draw away from (as "detracts from the beauty of..")

PEND: hang 4. pendulum: n. something hung as to swing freely 5. suspend: v. to hang by a support; to exclude from school 6. appendix: n. extra material added to the end of a book 7. impending: adj. hanging over one, as doom

ASTER / ASTRO: star 8. asteroid: adj. like a star; n. a small body that rotates around the sun 9. astrology: n. the study of the stars as having an influence on one’s destiny (horoscopes) 10. astronomy: n. science of heavenly bodies (stars, planets, etc.)

MIT / MISS: send 11. submit: v. to present to others for consideration 12. emit: v. to send out from a sources: radiate 13. remit: v. to make payment 14. remiss: adj. careless; negligent

POP: people 15. over populated: adj. having too many people 16. depopulate: v. to cut down the size of the population 17. populace: n. the people of a city, country, etc.

AMBI: both 18. ambivalent: adj. having conflicting feelings 19. ambidextrous: adj. able to use both hands with skill 20. ambiguous: adj. having a double meaning

Practice 1.__________ is interesting; to think that the stars control our fates! 2.Not even the giant purple boil perched atop her nose could __________ from her natural beauty and elegance. 3.Father, I __________ to you my report card. Please remember I am your child and you love me. 4.The entire __________ of Costa Mesa is clowns! Of course, it kind of makes birthday parties a bit awkward. 5.The ____________ vocabulary test hung over me like death's fiery fiery piñata! 6.That __________ comment you made caused me to sit and think about all of the possible meanings. You made me think, jerk! 7.You may __________ payments for your grades after the second semester has ended. Please, no personal checks. Astrology populace detract submit impending ambiguous remit