I-Poly English Vocabulary Fall 10

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restate

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say something differently

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hearty

Back 2

strong and healthy

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ego

Back 3

a person's sense of himself
self-esteem or self-importance

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category

Back 4

a group that has something in common

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to balance

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to keep steady, to compare the value of one thing over another, to make parts equal

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phrase

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a group of words
a saying
may or may not be a sentence

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morpheme

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the smallest unit of a word that cannot be divided further
that carries meaning

free morpheme --> can stand alone as a word (e.g. able, less)
bound morpheme --> needs to be attached to another morpheme
(e.g. im, er, un, dis, ex)

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derive

Back 8

to get something from

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text

Back 9

written or printed words;
a textbook

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oral reading

Back 10

reading out loud

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cognate, cognates

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a word that has the same origins as the equivalent word in another language;
words that are similar in two languages

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recognize

Back 12

to know again;
to identify something or someone that you already know or understand

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obvious

Back 13

clear, easily understood, apparent

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to present
(verb)

Back 14

to introduce
to confront with
face

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challenge

Back 15

task or situation that tests your abilities

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particular

Back 16

specific, certain one

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capacity

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the ability or power to do something
the full amount that something can hold

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athletically gifted

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talented in sports

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affix

Back 19

an element added to a word to change
its meaning
may be added at the beginning
or the end or in the middle

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prefix

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an affix at the beginning of a word

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suffix

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an affix at the end of a word

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synonym

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a word that means the same as aother word

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antonym

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a word that means the opposite

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academic language

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language that relates to education
words that help us talk about learning

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social language

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language that we use in relating to people
everyday language

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interpret

Back 26

explain the meaning
translate verbally

can also mean to include your personal
judgment in explaining your understanding
of something (like a poem)

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connector

Back 27

something that links 2 or more things together

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decoding skill

Back 28

[in reading]
an ability to help you understand what the text means or how to pronounce the words

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mayor

Back 29

the elected head of a city

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mare

Back 30

female horse

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stallion

Back 31

male horse
(not neutered)
(can breed)

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gelding

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a neutered horse
(cannot breed)

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foal

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baby horse

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colt

Back 34

male baby horse

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filly

Back 35

female baby horse

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aggravating

Back 36

annoying
bothering

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cruel

Back 37

causing pain or suffering
mean

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yearn

Back 38

desire
long for
want

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viable

Back 39

capable of working successfully
it will work, it's possible

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to bar

Back 40

to prevent
to stop

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to chafe

Back 41

to make sore by rubbing against something
like a shoe can chafe your ankle

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eventually

Back 42

in the end
after a long delay or series of problems

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defiant

Back 43

openly resistant
disobedient

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countable nouns

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nouns that can be counted
have a plural form
take adverbs like: fewer, many

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uncountable nouns

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nouns that can't be counted
take a measurement to tell quantity
take adverbs like: less, much

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ideal

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a standard of perfection
moral

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to jar
(verb)

Back 47

to shake, to bump
to shake loose

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wasp

Back 48

a social winged insect
that has a narrow waist and sting
(related to a bee)

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to banish

Back 49

to send away
usually in punishment

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stride
(noun)

Back 50

a long step

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eclipse
(noun)

Back 51

when the shadow of the moon or earth
falls on the moon or earth
the blocking of the light of the sun or moon

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to implore

Back 52

to beg

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Andalusian horse

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a breed of horse from Spain
(Andalusia)

often used in movies

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to buck

Back 54

to resist (as: authority or traditions)

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bucking bronco

Back 55

a wild horse kicking his hind legs up

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course (noun)
to course (verb)

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noun: a school subject or class; a running path
verb: to go, to flow (as blood coursing through veins)

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corral (noun)
to corral (verb)

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noun: a fenced enclosure for animals

verb: to gather animals together to put in a corral.

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pen (noun)

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a writing utensil
an enclosure for animals

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pin
straight pin

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small piece of metal for attaching things
(like cloth)
a decorative piece, brooch
a passcode, number

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pending

Back 60

on hold, waiting for something, as a decision

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sew

Back 61

to stitch cloth together

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so

Back 62

very much, thus

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sow

Back 63

to plant or scatter seed

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reap

Back 64

to harvest, bring in a crop

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to doze

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to sleep,
to push dirt like a bulldozer

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scent

Back 66

a smell, odor

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cent

Back 67

penny

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sent

Back 68

past tense of to send

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astride

Back 69

climbing up onto
(one leg on either side)

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hoof
hooves

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feet of horses, camels, goats, etc.

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arena

Back 71

large area for displaying events, rodeos, etc.

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pale

Back 72

colorless

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pail

Back 73

bucket

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to lock

Back 74

to close with lock and key

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to lock onto

Back 75

to fix on, focus on

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lock (noun)

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a chunk, piece of hair, a curl
a passage in a river or canal that moves boats up or down to new levels

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forelock

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hair falling in front of the face
on horses: the hair between the ears on the face

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fore

Back 78

in front

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creditability
credibility

Back 79

being believable, trustworthy

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chute

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a narrow passage leading to another area
a slide

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shoot

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to fire something forward, as a bullet, arrow or ball

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waif

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an abandoned person, especially a child

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cow

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female of animals
like cattle, whale, ox

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calf
calves

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baby from a cow and a bull

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heifer

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young female cow that hasn't born a calf

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bull

Back 86

male cow, breeder

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steer

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male cow, neutered

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beef

Back 88

meat from cows, steers

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clutch

Back 89

grab or seize something tightly or eagerly

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telescope

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an instrument that makes things far away seem closer

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to telescope

Back 91

to collapse or extend, as a pointer

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skitter

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move quickly away