Thursday, February 18, 2010

Vocab words 1

flourisha showy gesture "Her flourishing facial expression, impressed her boss..."

guerilla - a member of an irregular armed force that fights a stronger force by sabotage and harassment " The guerillas had poisoned their water supply and were now heading to burn thier homes..."

renegade - someone who rebels and becomes an outlaw "In his las few years he had become a renegade, and lived far from the eye of the law..."

repose - put or confide something in a person or thing " Her placed his repose in her...trusting her to keep his secret..."

stereotype - a conventional or formulaic conception or image "Scott moped away, upset at his racial stereotyping"

symbiosis - the relation between two different species of organisms that are interdependent; each gains benefits from the other "The scientists were baffled as to how the two toms could act in complete symbiosis, despite the fact that they both had similar actions..."

tariff - a government tax on imports or exports "Because the government had placed a tariff on his cofee, Jefe began to grow his own herbs and coffee beans..."

tempo - the rate of some repeating event "The tempo of the ticking clock beat faster, until it became a low level buzz in the background..."

tranquility - an untroubled state; free from disturbances " Balancing on his Indo board, he gazed into the forest and found a sense of tranquillity..."

tumult - a state of commotion and noise and confusion "The loud robbery had created a tumult within the bank, letting the robbers escape..."

tundra - a vast treeless plain in the Arctic regions where the subsoil is permanently frozen "The wolf crept along the frozen tundra..."

unanimous - consentaneous: in complete agreement "The club members took a vote and it came out unanimous..."


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