10Th Grade English Chapter 6

Front 1

INTERMINABLE \ihn tuhr mih nE bEl\ adjective
in+ tenninaTreiaUng to or marking boundaries," from L. terminal is "pertaining lo a boundary or end, final," from terminus "end, boundary line"

Back 1

endless or seemingly endless; monotonously long.

This line is interminable.

Front 2

MIMICRY \ml mih kri\ noun
having an aptitude Gk. mimetikos "imitative," from mimetos, verbs mimeisthai "to imitate." Originally of persons, animals or plants from 1851-

Back 2

The act, practice, or art of mimicking

mimicry was the boys best trait

Front 3

INDICT \ihn daitV transitive verb
from Anglo-Fr. enditer "accuse, indict" (1278), from O.Fr. enditer "to dictate or inform," from M.L. indictare "to declare, proclaim in writing.

Back 3

to bring a formal charge against, as by the findings of a grand jury.

MJ had many indicts against him.

Front 4

TEMPESTUOUS \tehm pehs chu Es\ adjective (91
tem-pestu-ous-ly —ADVERB tem-pestu-ous-ness —NOUN

Back 4

Of, relating to, or resembling a tempest: tempestuous gales.
The boys relationships are always tempestuous.

Front 5

DISCURSIVE \dis-KUR-siv\ noun (91)
599, from M.Fr. discursif, from M.L. discursivus, from L. discursus "a running about"

Back 5

Passing from one topic to another, rangiog wide field; digressive; rambluig.
discursive is not something you want to do during a speach

Front 6

DEMURE \de myuhr\ adjective (133)
de-aiwefy • NOUN
Middle English, probably from Anglo-Norman (influenced by Old French mur, meur, mature, serious), past participle of demurer, to delay, wait.

Back 6

Affectedly shy, modest, or reserved.
the young boy was demure on his first day of school

Front 7

TALISMAN \tae lis men\ noun (180)
French talisman or Spanish talisman or Italian talismano, all from Arabic ilasm, from Late Greek telesma, from Greek, consecration ceremony, from telein, to consecrate, fulfill, from telos, result.

Back 7

An object marked with magic signs and believed to confer on its bearer supernatural powers or protection.
Talisman has many magical powers

Front 8

tremulous (trem yE les) adj
from latin tremulus from tremer to tremble

Back 8

marked by trembling quivering or shaking.

The stands were tremulous when the team was down 9-7

Front 9

diffident (di fuh dent) adj
middle english from latin diffdns, diffdent-present participle of diffdere

Back 9

lacking or marked by a lack of self-confidence

piggy was very diffident in the first few chapters.

Front 10

impervious (im PUR vee uhs) adj
from latin impervius in-, not + pervius with a way through

Back 10

not admitting of entrance or passage through

the steel wall was impervious to the gun shots