1. Vocab for the Sophmore English II End of Course Exam

2. 1. accentuate to pronounce or mark with an accent or stress to emphasize; heighten the effect of verb

3. 2. adept highly skilled; expert adjective

4. 3. affront to insult openly or purposely; offend; slight to confront defiantly * to come before; meet; face Verb

5. 4. allay to put (fears, etc.) to rest; quiet; calm to lessen, relieve, or alleviate (pain, grief, etc.) Verb

6. 5. allure to tempt with something desirable; attract; entice; fascinate Verb

7. 6. amphitheater a round or oval building with an open space (arena) surrounded by rising rows of seats a scene of conflict, competition, etc.; arena a sloping gallery in a theater a lecture hall with a sloping gallery, esp. one for observing surgical procedures in a medical school or hospital a level place surrounded by rising ground Noun

8. 7. animation  Noun  The act of possessing life 

9. 8.) annihilate verbverb to destroy a considerable part ofto destroy a considerable part of

10. 9.) annul  Verb  to declare or make legally invalid or void

11. 10.) anonymous Adjective not named or identified

12. 11.) apex Noun the highest or culminating point

13. 12.) appalling Adjective Causing consternation or dismay; frightful: appalling working conditions; appalling violence.

14. 13.) artisan Noun A skilled manual worker; a craftsperson.

15. 14.) ardor Noun eagerness; enthusiasm; zeal

16. 15.) appropriation Noun The act of providing money

17. 16.) assess Verb measure, evaluate, valuate, assess, appraise, value place a value on; judge the worth of something; "I will have the family jewels appraised by a professional"measureevaluatevaluate appraisevalue

18. 17. auditory Adjective of or relating to the process of hearing

19. 18. aura Noun A distinctive but intangible quality that seems to surround a person or thing; atmosphere

20. 19. automation Noun the act of implementing the control of equipment with advanced technology

21. 20. axiom Noun self-evident or universally recognized truth; a maxim: "It is an economic axiom as old as the hills that goods and services can be paid for only with goods and services" Albert Jay Nock.

22. 21. bane Noun Fatal injury or ruin