September Vocabulary -Creation, Mythology, and Literary Terms

Mrs. Harrison (United States of America)
These are the vocabulary words I would like you to learn during the month of September 2015, as they relate to our lessons. Please use the activities, spelling bees and tests here. You will have a test during class on week 4.
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  1. eon
    the longest unit of geological time
  2. nemesis
    a personal foe or rival that cannot be easily defeated
  3. venerate
    regard with feelings of respect and reverence
  4. circumvent
    surround so as to force to give up
  5. demoniac
    someone who acts as if possessed by a demon
  6. bestial
    resembling an animal, especially by being vicious or cruel
  7. omniscient
    knowing, seeing, or understanding everything
  8. invulnerable
    immune to attack; impregnable
  9. topple
    fall down, as if collapsing
  10. prate
    speak about unimportant matters rapidly and incessantly
  11. redoubtable
    inspiring fear
  12. revere
    regard with feelings of respect
  13. anthropologist
    a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity
  14. omnipotent
    having unlimited power
  15. annihilate
    kill in large numbers
  16. havoc
    violent and needless disturbance
  17. astronomy
    the branch of physics that studies celestial bodies
  18. stratagem
    an elaborate or deceitful scheme to deceive or evade
  19. discourage
    try to prevent; show opposition to
  20. waft
    a long flag; often tapering
  21. preposterous
    inviting ridicule
  22. beneficent
    doing or producing good
  23. obelisk
    a stone pillar tapering towards a pyramidal top
  24. papyrus
    tall sedge of the Nile valley yielding fiber
  25. scarab
    a beetle considered to be divine by ancient Egyptians
  26. hieroglyphic
    a writing system using picture symbols
  27. characterization
    the act of describing essential features
  28. plot
    a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation
  29. setting
    the physical position of something
  30. protagonist
    the principal character in a work of fiction
Created on Sun Aug 16 16:35:24 EDT 2015 (updated Sun Sep 06 00:38:32 EDT 2015)

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