Download English 11 Vocabulary 1B2 Word List account avaricious capable

English 11 Vocabulary 1B2
Word List
account
avaricious
capable
commissioners
conjectures
contract
copious
dejected
establishment
flourished
heightened
injection
inseparable
inspection
interspersed
intuitively
nostalgia
pacify
procure
projection
rejected
scale
taboo
unabated
wretched
Definitions
account (uhkount) noun,verb report or description
avaricious adjective greedy
capable (kaypuhbuhl) adjective having the skills needed to do something
commissioners (kuhmihshuhnurz) government officials
conjectures (kuhnjEHkchurz) throwing ideas around
contract (kontrakt) noun,verb
1. to get shorter
2. A binding agreement between two or more persons that is enforceable by law.
3. Squeeze or press together. "the muscle contracted"
4. Draw together.
5. Make smaller. "The garment contracted in the dryer"
6. Enter into a contractual arrangement.
7. Engage by written agreement.
8. a written agreement
copious (kohpeeuhs) adjective
1. Large in number or quantity (especially of discourse). "she took copious notes"
2. Affording an abundant supply. "copious provisions"
3. plentiful; abundant
dejected (dihjEHktihd) adjective
1. Lower someone's spirits; make downhearted.
2. Affected or marked by low spirits. "is dejected but trying to look cheerful"
3. in low spirits; downcast; depressed
establishment (ihstablihshmuhnt) noun a household or business
flourished (flurihsht) grew strong, healthy, and happy; prospered
heightened (hiituhnd) raised the level of
injection (ihnjEHkshuhn) noun thrown into the body
inseparable (ihnsEHpuruhbuhl) adjective not able to be divided; linked
inspection (ihnspEHkshuhn) noun examination
interspersed (ihnturspurst) placed here and there
intuitively (ihntooihtihvlee) without having to be taught; instinctively
nostalgia (nawstaljuh) noun
1. Longing for something past.
2. a longing for something
pacify (pasuhfii) verb
1. Cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of.
2. to calm or soothe
procure (prohkyur) verb to bring about through some effort
projection (pruhjEHkshuhn) noun threw
rejected (rihjEHktihd) adjective,verb thrown back
scale (skayl) noun,verb
1. A measuring instrument for weighing. One of these can tell you your current weight.
2. Reach the highest point of. "We scaled the Mont Blanc"
3. Climb up by means of a ladder.
4. Remove the scales from. "scale fish"
5. A measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass.
6. the extent of size of something
taboo noun,verb,adjective something forbidden within a particular society or culture
unabated (uhnuhbaytihd) adjective not lessened or reduced
wretched (rEHchihd) adjective deeply distressed; miserable