White_Wolf's+Vocabulary

Advanced English, Period 4 Week 8 Vocabulay Due May 13th Quiz is May 15th

1. reconcile-v.-to bring into agreement or harmony; make compatible or consistent -The group __reconciled__ their stories before they left so that they would not get into trouble for what they did. -origin- Latin //**reconciliāre**// 2. vile-adj.-repulsive or disgusting, as to the senses or feelings -"That __vile__ man will soon find himself in position that he can not get out of," the millionare sneered quietly. -origin- Middle English //**vil**// 3. avid-adj.-enthusiastic; ardent; dedicated; keen -This girl is the most __avid__ reader that I have ever seen. -origin- Latin //**avidus**// 4. dwindle-v.-to become smaller and smaller -The plane __dwindled__ in size until it met grond and we could see it no more. -origin- ON //**dvīna**// 5. evoke-v.-to produce or suggest through artistry and imagination a vivid impression of reality -The story that Shuna had written __evoked__ my imagination, and I saw the battles and shared the sorrow and sadness thatwas in it. -origin- Latin //**ēvocāre**// 6. legacy-n.-anything handed down from the past, as from an ancestor or predecessor -My __legacy__ from my Cherokee and Creek ancestors are their memories and stories. -origin- Middle Latin //**lēgātia**// 7. muted-v.- of low intensity and reduced volume; softened -The sound of the trumpets __blaring__ outside the gates was muted by the thick, marblw walls of the desert palace. 8. pacify-v.-to bring or restore to a state of peace or tranquillity -The young girl __pacified__ the rowdy crowd by her song, which itself had a sense of peace in it. -origin- Latin //**pācificāre**// 9. surplus-n.-agricultural produce or a quantity of food grown by a nation or area in excess of its needs, esp. such a quantity of food purchased and stored by a governmental program of guaranteeing farmers a specific price for certain crops -That country has a cacao bean __surplus__, and they are beginning to make their own chocolate factories so that they can show the world the type of chocolate that they make, and/or how. -origin- Middle Latin //**superplus**// 10. humane-adj.-characterized by tenderness, compassion, and sympathy for people and animals, esp. for the suffering or distressed -They do not use test animals so that they seem more __humane__ than other brands.