Monday, June 6, 2022

extra credit

   Jason vito

6/1/2022



   

  • Abjure. solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)

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  • Abrogate. repeal or do away with (a law, right, or formal agreement).

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  • Abstemious. not self-indulgent, especially when eating and drinking.

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  • Acumen the ability to make good judgments and quick decisions, typically in a particular domain.

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  • Antebellum occurring or existing before a particular war, especially the American Civil War.

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  • auspicious conducive to success; favorable.

  • belie fail to give a true notion or impression of (something); disguise or contradict.

  • bellicose demonstrating aggression and willingness to fight.

  • bowdlerize remove material that is considered improper or offensive from (a text or account), especially with the result that the text becomes weaker or less effective.

    • chicanery the use of trickery to achieve a political, financial, or legal purpose.

    • chromosome a threadlike structure of nucleic acids and protein found in the nucleus of most living cells, carrying genetic information in the form of genes.

    • churlish rude in a mean-spirited and surly way.

    • circumlocution the use of many words where fewer would do, especially in a deliberate attempt to be vague or evasive.

    • circumnavigate sail or travel all the way around (something, especially the world).

    • deciduous  shedding its leaves annually.

    • deleterious causing harm or damage.

    • diffident modest or shy because of a lack of self-confidence.

    • enervate cause (someone) to feel drained of energy or vitality; weaken.

      enfranchise give the right to vote to.

      • epiphany the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi

      • equinox the time or date (twice each year) at which the sun crosses the celestial equator, when day and night are of approximately equal length (about September 22 and March 20

      • euro the single European currency, which replaced the national currencies of France, Germany, Spain, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Luxembourg, Austria, Finland, the Republic of Ireland, Belgium, and the Netherlands in 2002.

      • evanescent soon passing out of sight, memory, or existence; quickly fading or disappearing.

      • expurgate remove matter thought to be objectionable or unsuitable from (a text or account).

      • facetious treating serious issues with deliberately inappropriate humor; flippant.

      • fatuous silly and pointless.

      • feckless lacking initiative or strength of character; irresponsible.

      • fiduciary involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

        • filibuster an action such as a prolonged speech that obstructs progress in a legislative assembly while not technically contravening the required procedures.

        • gamete a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote

        • gauche lacking ease or grace; unsophisticated and socially awkward.

        • gerrymander manipulate the boundaries of (an electoral constituency) so as to favor one party or class.

        • hegemony leadership or dominance, especially by one country or social group over others.

        • hemoglobin

        • a red protein responsible for transporting oxygen in the blood of vertebrates. Its molecule comprises four subunits, each containing an iron atom bound to a heme group.





extra credit

   Jason vito 6/1/2022     Abjure . solemnly renounce (a belief, cause, or claim)   Abrogate . repeal or do away with (a law, right, or for...