i think this may be our last vocab list.  *gasp*  so sad.  not.  but this is the Ch. 34-35 vocab for the 31-33 test.  enjoy.  XD

Abridge: To reduce the length of (a written text); condense; To cut short; curtail

Acquiescence: Passive assent or agreement without protest

Backlog: A reserve supply or source; An accumulation, especially of unfinished work or unfilled orders

Banality: Something that is trite, obvious, or predictable; a commonplace

Brandish: To wave or flourish (a weapon, for example) menacingly; To display ostentatiously

Cadre: A nucleus of trained personnel around which a larger organization can be built and trained; A tightly knit group of zealots who are active in advancing the interests of a revolutionary party

Castigate: To inflict severe punishment on; To criticize severely

Crass: So crude and unrefined as to be lacking in discrimination and sensibility

Deprive: To take something away from; To keep from possessing or enjoying; deny

Duplicity: Deliberate deceptiveness in behavior or speech; An instance of deliberate deceptiveness; double-dealing

Entrench: To fix firmly or securely

Euphemism: The act or an example of substituting a mild, indirect, or vague term for one considered harsh, blunt, or offensive

Fatuous: Vacuously, smugly, and unconsciously foolish; Delusive; unreal

Gregarious: Seeking and enjoying the company of others; sociable; Tending to move in or form a group with others of the same kind

Impunity: Exemption from punishment, penalty, or harm

Integrationist: One who advocates or works for social integration

Intone: To recite in a singing tone; To utter in a monotone

Intransigent: Refusing to moderate a position, especially an extreme position; uncompromising

Manifesto: A public declaration of principles, policies, or intentions, especially of a political nature

Mimicry: The act, practice, or art of mimicking

Perpetual: Lasting for eternity; Continuing without interruption

Preempt: To appropriate, seize, or take for oneself before others; To take the place of; displace

Psychedelic: Of, characterized by, or generating hallucinations, distortions of perception, altered states of awareness, and occasionally states resembling psychosis

Resonance: Richness or significance, especially in evoking an association or strong emotion;

Rhetoric: The art or study of using language effectively and persuasively;  Skill in using language effectively and persuasively

Shrewd: Characterized by keen awareness, sharp intelligence, and often a sense of the practical; Disposed to artful and cunning practices; tricky

Tumultuous: Characterized by tumult; noisy and disorderly; Confusedly or violently agitated

Three things.

ACT went well.  I knew how to do things.  Always a good sign.

No more standardized tests for me until the AP tests in May!  YAY!!!!

And yay for Sanyu being done with treatment!!!  *biiiiiig hug*

*smirks*  So Michelle, Esha, and I officially have tickets to the Franz Ferdinand/Death Cab for Cutie concert on the 20th of April.  And they're fabulous seats.  Row 12, Center.  ^__^  I'm so excited!!!!

But ACT tomorrow.  Fuck.

bow down even lower to me now.  this is the second time i've given you all definitions.  and this time its early enough that you can use them.  (as to why their so early, its because i needed an excuse about homework to get on the computer.  XD)

all the words are there, even though most are like "no duh".  so  love me forever.  or else.

Armistice: A temporary cessation of fighting by mutual consent; a truce.

Buoyant: Having or marked by buoyancy

Burgeon: To grow and flourish

Capricious: Characterized by or subject to whim; impulsive and unpredictable

Collaborate: To work together, especially in a joint intellectual effort; To cooperate treasonably, as with an enemy occupation force in one's country

Complacent: Contented to a fault; self-satisfied and unconcerned; Eager to please; complaisant

Coveted: To feel blameworthy desire for (that which is another's)

Cumbersome: Troublesome or onerous

Deprivation: The absence, loss, or withholding of something needed

Featherbedding: The practice of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are needed or to limit their production in keeping with a safety regulation or union rule

Hobnob: To associate familiarly

Homogenized: To reduce to particles and disperse throughout a fluid; To make uniform in consistency

Jurisdictional: The right and power to interpret and apply the law

Lackluster: Lacking brightness, luster, or vitality; dull

Lambaste: To give a thrashing to; beat; To scold sharply; berate

Meteoric: Similar to a meteor in speed, brilliance, or brevity

Orthodoxy: a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards

Perennial: Lasting or active through the year or through many years

Provisional: Provided or serving only for the time being

Provocative: serving or tending to provoke, excite, or stimulate

Reconvert: To undergo or cause to undergo conversion to a previous state or condition

Religiosity: The quality of being religious; Excessive or affected piety

Revivify: To impart new life, energy, or spirit to

Rockabilly: A form of popular music combining features of rock 'n' roll and bluegrass

Stalemate: A situation in which further action is blocked; a deadlock

Subvert: To destroy completely; ruin; To undermine the character, morals, or allegiance of; corrupt

Tribunal: A committee or board appointed to adjudicate in a particular matter

Unilateralist: A tendency of nations to conduct their foreign affairs individualistically, characterized by minimal consultation and involvement with other nations, even their allies

Unpretentious: Lacking pretension or affectation; modest

Unscrupulous: Devoid of scruples; oblivious to or contemptuous of what is right or honorable