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quick ly
pistoeado trampled
close close
abseil rappel.
inspirational imparting inspiration.
ponderous adj.: Large; heavy
convoluted difficult to understand; complicated
surliness churlishly rude or bad-tempered:
undecided not decided or determined.
Assimilation productions of dissimilar phonemes sound alike
formidable causing fear, apprehension, or dread:
mull to study or ruminate; ponder.
Denaturing Proteins Altering/undoing the secondary and tertiary structures of a protein, but leaving the primary structure (the sequence of amino acids and the peptide bonds which join them) in tact.
fortuitous happening or produced by chance; accidental:
haptic relating to the sense of touch
sociopath a person, as a psychopathic personality, whose behavior is antisocial and who lacks a sense of moral responsibility or social conscience.
surcharge an additional charge, tax, or cost.
anonymous adj.: Unsigned; written by a person whose name is unknown
presume to take for granted, assume, or suppose:
successive following in order or in uninterrupted sequence; consecutive:
analyze to separate (a material or abstract entity) into constituent parts or elements; determine the elements or essential features of (
compromise a settlement of differences by mutual concessions; an agreement reached by adjustment of conflicting or opposing claims, principles, etc., by reciprocal modification of demands.
obedient obeying or willing to obey; complying with or submissive to authority:
bard study held the pioneering view that police officers served a preventive function in which they could reduce the likihood of future crimes by properly handinling current family conflict. the study was a non equivalent design with different cultural groups in experimental controls in the study since effective conflict resolution was the objective bar approach repeat calls individuated the problem was not successfully resolved.
Thesaurus a book used to find synonyms and antonyms for words
coptic church the native Christian church in Egypt, governed by a patriarch and characterized by an adherence to Monophysitism and the use of the Coptic language in its liturgy.
foible the weaker part of a sword blade, between the middle and the point (
esoteric understood by or meant for only the select few who have special knowledge or interest; secret or confidential
portcullis the spiked gate on a castle that can be raised or lowered
sally to set out on a side trip or excursion, to set out briskly or energetically
verb that connects the subject and the subject complement - It was rainy. linking/connecting verb
swooped to sweep through the air, as a bird or a bat, esp. down upon prey.
Scale1 ( v. ) To climb up to the top of or climb over.   Senctence : I scaled right over the wall of bricks.
carn flesh
Pam none
tell tell
rued regretted (something)
emasculate to castrate.
aptitude n.: Talent; ability
defiance noun/ resistence to authority
resplendent shining brilliantly; gleaming; splendid:
profuse abundant; in great amount.
bequest a disposition in a will.
biannual occurring twice a year; semiannual.
circumspect watchful and discreet; cautious; prudent:
Rational People People who systematically and purposefully do the best they can to achieve their objectives.
soporific causing or tending to cause sleep.
ingenuity the quality of being cleverly inventive or resourceful; inventiveness:
maelstrom a restless, disordered, or tumultuous state of affairs:
contritely caused by or showing sincere remorse.
PHILANTHROPIST 1) SOMEONE WHO LOVES HUMANS, AND HELPS OUT AS MUCH AS THEY CAN.2) LISA AND A PHILANTHROPIST, BECAUSE SHE TRIES TO HELP OUT PEOPLE BY GIVING MONEY OUT TO CHARITIES.
percolate to pass through a porous substance; filter; ooze; seep; trickle.
impecunious having little or no money; penniless; poor.
penchant a strong inclination, taste, or liking for something:
character the aggregate of features and traits that form the individual nature of some person or thing.
decimates to destroy a great number or proportion of:
good readers draw from, compare and inegrate their _________ prior knowdlege
irony the use of words tht means the opposite of what is really intended
poultice a soft, moist mass of cloth, bread, meal, herbs, etc., applied hot as a medicament to the body.
excavate to make hollow by removing the inner part; make a hole or cavity in; form into a hollow, as by digging:
therapeutic of or pertaining to the treating or curing of disease; curative.
what is turning back (QtA) making studnets responsible for figure out ideas and turing back to the text for clarification
eschew to abstain or keep away from; shun or avoid
inciting incident the event in a story that begins the action
"male and female hormones revisited" hormones not black and white like educaton makes them gendered.  need better understanding of both hormones in both genders
Peptide bonds are formed by a (what RXN) condensation RXN (give off an H2O)
eat eat
wrenching *
an an
puisque since (because)
gallant adj./ brave; smart
magnificent extraordinarily fine; superb:
le briquet the cigarette lighter
reverberated to reecho or resound:
what does Hideous mean?....... very ugly;frightful;horrible
propensity a natural inclination or tendency:
abstruse hard to understand; recondite; esoteric:
alliteration The toddlers tumbled towards the tide.
reports a paper written to give information
beguile to influence by trickery, flattery, etc.; mislead; delude.
prevalent widespread; of wide extent or occurrence; in general use or acceptance.
negligible so small, trifling, or unimportant that it may safely be neglected or disregarded:
feelings and ideas Rhythm helps create_____and_____in a poem.
Shortage A situation in which quantity demanded is greater than quantity supplied.
exalt to raise in rank, honor, power, character, quality, etc.; elevate:
feigned to represent fictitiously; put on an appearance of:
millinery women's hats and other articles made or sold by milliners.
duplicity a twofold or double state or quality.
pungent sharply affecting the organs of taste or smell, as if by a penetrating power; biting; acrid.
Average molecular weight of an amino acid 110 daltons
stoke to poke, stir up, and feed (a fire).
subsume to consider or include (an idea, term, proposition, etc.) as part of a more comprehensive one.
sentient having the power of perception by the senses; conscious.
ambition an earnest desire for some type of achievement or distinction, as power, honor, fame, or wealth, and the willingness to strive for its attainment:
Balanced Literacy Program teaches reading and writing based on student needs and within the context of appropriately leveled reading materials (often uses basal readers, decodable text, and daily encounters with fiction and non-fiction all children become independent
aesthete a person who has or professes to have refined sensitivity toward the beauties of art or nature.
Declaration of Sentiments extends rights to womenuses dec of ind as templateagainst men (root of all evil)Stanton
Types of Sight Word Assessments These tests are designed to indicate the number of words a student recognizes upon sight (Dolch Sight Word and Second Language Assessment)
how many answers can you get from an expereince based inerentail question? as many asnwers as there are students