Periodic Assessment Words to Know

Ms. Roberts (United States of America)
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  1. tattered
    worn to shreds; or wearing torn or ragged clothing
  2. ruffian
    a cruel and brutal fellow
  3. commissioner
    a member of a special group considering some matter
  4. elementary
    of or being the essential or basic part
  5. gemstone
    a crystalline rock that can be cut and polished for jewelry
  6. carbuncle
    deep-red cabochon garnet cut without facets
  7. culprit
    someone or something responsible for harm or wrongdoing
  8. client
    someone who pays for goods or services
  9. deduce
    reason from the general to the particular
  10. superficial
    of, affecting, or being on or near the surface
  11. countess
    female equivalent of a count or earl
  12. observant
    quick to notice; showing quick and keen perception
  13. pallor
    an unnatural lack of color in the skin
  14. patron
    someone who supports or champions something
  15. doff
    remove
  16. writhing
    moving in a twisting or snake-like or wormlike fashion
  17. haughty
    having or showing arrogant superiority
  18. grandeur
    the quality of being magnificent or splendid
  19. visage
    the human face
  20. equality
    the quality of being the same in quantity, value, or status
  21. influential
    having or exercising power
  22. conviction
    an unshakable belief in something without need for proof
  23. exposition
    a collection of things for public display
  24. legislature
    an assembly that makes, amends, or repeals laws
  25. distressed
    feeling general unhappiness
  26. cast
    put or send forth
  27. welfare
    something that aids or promotes well-being
  28. stranded
    cut off or left behind
  29. perspire
    excrete sweat through the pores in the skin
  30. sweat
    salty fluid secreted by glands in the skin
  31. boastful
    showing excessive self-importance
  32. unravel
    become or cause to become undone by separating the fibers of
  33. dominant
    most frequent or common
  34. overconfident
    marked by excessive confidence
  35. sneer
    a facial expression of contempt or scorn
  36. stanza
    a fixed number of lines of verse forming a unit of a poem
Created on Mon Jan 20 10:01:22 EST 2020

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