1. Unit 3 - Vocab Review http://educ.queensu.ca/~fmc/august2004/pages/dinobreath.html

2. impede to delay or slow; get in the way

3. advocate to speak or write in favor of, support

4. jurisdiction authority, range or area of authority

5. inclusive complete coverage; including much

6. antipathy hatred; strong dislike for something

7. emancipate to set free from slavery or captivity

8. preposterous ridiculous; absurd; laughable

9. idiosyncracy a personal oddity; a quirk

10. imminent about to happen; likely to occur soon

11. precarious dangerous, risky, uncertain

12. distraught troubled, distressed

13. mesmerize hypnotize, hold spell bound

14. rancor intense hatred, ill will

15. -ee one who receives something

16. Poly- many, multiple

17. innocuous harmless, not offensive

18. metamorphisis transformation; great change

19. conspiracy a secret plot by two or more people

20. sordid corrupt; morally low

21. entrepreneur a person who takes a risk with a personal business

22. meticulous very careful, exact, detailed

23. recrimination accusation to an accuser

24. Tempo- Tempor- Time, beat time, speed

25. anima life, breath, spirit Time, beat

26. foible a minor flaw in behavior or character

27. adept highly skilled, expert

28. verbose using too many words

29. plight hardship, misfortune, difficulty

30. travesty mockery, a crude representation

31. esoteric beyond the understanding of most people, difficult to understand

32. grotesque distorted, ugly in appearance

33. notorious having a bad reputation, see negatively

34. lucid easily understood, clear

35. presumptuous too bold or over confident

36. stringent strict, severe, enforced

37. encompass to include, contain, surround

38. repugnant repulsive, distasteful, offensive

39. mort death

40. log- logue A way of speaking or writing

41. flamboyant strikingly bold, showy

42. stint a time of work or service

43. germane relevant, having to do with the situation at hand

44. perfunctory done with no interest of care, done as routine

45. facsimile an exact copy, reproduction

46. contrite truly sorry for actions, repentant

47. symmetrical balanced, equal, proportioned

48. connoisseur an expert in matters of taste or art

49. eradicate wipe out, get rid of

50. standardize make alike, uniform

51. Homogeneous made of similar parts, identical

52. austere very simple, very plain

53. masochist a person who enjoys physical pain

54. exhort urge, plead, beg

55. ben bene- good, well,

56. magnanimous noble in spirit, giving

57. superficially on the surface, not thorough

58. provacative arousing interest or curiosity

59. miss mit send, move

60. arch archy chief, ruler

61. ten hold, keep