Grade 12: Academic Vocabulary, Units 4–6

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  1. engender
    call forth
    The first snow will always engender excitement in young children.
  2. transformation
    the act of changing in form or shape or appearance
    When my uncle shaved his beard, the transformation was astonishing.
  3. incorporate
    make into a whole or make part of a whole
    The chefs like to incorporate local ingredients into their recipes.
  4. artifice
    the use of deception or trickery
    The actress hides her own personality behind the artifice of drama; no one truly knows her.
  5. inexorable
    impossible to prevent, resist, or stop
    Despite our efforts, the inexorable tide soon swallowed our sand castle.
  6. inanimate
    not endowed with life
    I thought my sister put a real spider on my bed, then I realized I was screaming at an inanimate object
  7. infuse
    fill, as with a certain quality
    Your speech may be more enjoyable if you infuse it with a little humor.
  8. anachronism
    an artifact that belongs to another time
    Soon wired phones will be completely replaced by cell phones and will represent nothing more than an anachronism.
  9. repercussion
    a remote or indirect consequence of some action
    One repercussion of my having stayed up all night was that I was exhausted all the next day.
  10. revelation
    the act of making something evident
    During the campaign, one revelation about the candidate's past actually boosted his popularity with voters.
  11. migrate
    move periodically or seasonally
    Some animal species, including monarch butterflies, migrate thousands of miles every year.
  12. modify
    cause to change; make different
    The weather forecast called for snow, so I had to modify my plans to bring shorts and sandals.
  13. requisite
    necessary for relief or supply
    To graduate on time, you must complete the requisite number of credits.
  14. reiterate
    say, state, or perform again
    I plan to offer a new vision and will not just reiterate the same old ideas.
  15. implication
    something that is inferred
    One implication of her success as a medical student is that she'll be a great doctor.
Created on Fri Sep 25 14:43:48 EDT 2020 (updated Tue Sep 29 11:55:25 EDT 2020)

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