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Vocabulary 1. Using context clues. Brink. Edge of a cliff; beginning point; edge. Chronology. Arrangement of events in time; time line. Conscientiously. Dutifully, carefully, following good moral conduct; efficiently. Disperse. Scatter in different directions. Muted.
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Vocabulary 1 Using context clues
Brink • Edge of a cliff; beginning point; edge
Chronology • Arrangement of events in time; time line
Conscientiously • Dutifully, carefully, following good moral conduct; efficiently
Disperse • Scatter in different directions
Muted • Toned down; softened; muffled
Obliterate • Totally erase or destroy; remove
Permeate • Spread; diffuse; to seep through
Precipitous • Extremely steep
Subtle • Difficult to detect, elusive, delicate
Zealously • Passionately, sincerely, enthusiastically
Vocabulary 2 Prefixes inter- and intra-
Intercom • Device for communicating between rooms
Interject • Insert between two other things
Interlaced • Lacing together; intermixed
Intermediary • Person who acts as a go-between, especially to settle differences
Intermittent • Stopping and starting at intervals
Interplay • Back-and-forth action; action and reaction
Interrogate • Question formally
Intramural • Within an institution
Intrastate • Within a single state
Intravenous • Within or into a vein
Vocabulary 3 Recognizing base words and roots
Digression • Turning away from the main subject when speaking or writing; deviation from the central theme
Dispassionate • Devoid of personal feeling or bias; impartial; unaffected by strong personal emotions; fair; free from or unaffected by passion
Disposition • Mental outlook or mood; predominant or prevailing tendency of one’s spirits; usual emotional response; manner; inclination
Infamous • Having a bad reputation; disgraceful; being famous for being bad; detestable; shamefully bad
Protracted • Drawn out or lengthened in time; prolonged; to extend or protrude
Regress • Move backward; return to a previous, usually worse state; to go back to childhood; go back; to revert to an earlier or less advanced state or form
Retort • Answer in a quick or biting manner; a person’s verbal retaliation in a fight; to reply sharply
Systematic • According to a system, method, or plan; thorough and regular; relating to the classifying of species
Torsion • Twisting or turning
Traction • Act of drawing or pulling; pulling power; the adhesive friction of a body on some surface