2nd Term Exam Vocabulary

Does honesty always pay?

White lie: A lie with no harmful consequences.
Profit: Advantage or Benefit.

Death by Voodoo
Hex: Cast a spell on; bewitch
Sorcerer: A person who claims or is believed to have magic powers; a wizard.
Clipping: A small piece that you remove when you cut something to make it tidy.
Effigy: A roughly made model of a particular person, made in order to be damaged or
destroyed as a protest or expression of anger.
Doomed: Likely to have an unfortunate and inescapable outcome; ill-fated.
Account for: Provide or serve as a satisfactory explanation or reason for.
Despondent: In low spirits from loss of hope or courage.
Exacerbate: Make (a problem, bad situation, or negative feeling) worse
Chanting: A repeated rhythmic phrase, typically one shouted or sung in unison by a crowd.
Sacred: Regarded with great respect and reverence by a particular religion, group, or
individual.
Whence: From what place or source.
Close up: Very near.
Twofold: Twice as great or as numerous.

Gut- Lag
Biorhythms: The pattern of physical processes that happen in someones body over a period
of time.
Severity: the seriousness of something bad or unpleasant.
Boastfully: Showing excessive pride and self-satisfaction in ones achievements, possessions,
or abilities.
Senility: the weaknesses or diseases of old age, especially a loss of mental faculties.
Bowel: The part of the alimentary canal below the stomach; the intestine.
Out of Sync: Working badly together.
Oblique: not expressing something directly.
Albeit: Although.
Anatomise: to carefully examine all the parts of a problem, situation etc.
Transient: Lasting only for a short time.
Syndrome: A group of symptoms that consistently occur together or a condition characterized
by a set of associated symptoms.
Swelling: An abnormal enlargement of a part of the body, typically as a result of an
accumulation of fluid.
Voidance: annulment.

Stimuli: A thing or event that evokes a specific functional reaction in an organ or tissue.
Intake: An act of taking something into the body.
Embrace: to completely accept something such as a new belief, idea,or way of life.
Exploitation: The action or fact of treating someone unfairly in order to benefit from their work.
Pattern: A regular and intelligible form or sequence discernible in certain actions or situations.
Retain: To Continue to have.
Amelioration: The act of making something better; improvement.

Marriage is the key

Widow: A woman who has lost her spouse by death and has not remarried.
Partnership: An association of two or more people as partners.
Cohabit: Live together and have a sexual relationship without being married.
Census: An official count or survey of a population, typically recording various details of
individuals.
Breakdown: A failure of a relationship or system.
Buffer: A thing that protects from harm and shock.

I do, I can, I will

Monogamy: The practice or state of being married to one person at a time.
Cohabitation: Live together and have a sexual relationship without being married.
Subsequent: Coming after something in time; following.
Endured: Remain in existence; last.
Correlation: A mutual relationship or connection between two or more things.
Bliss: Complete happiness.
Subjugated: Bring under domination or control.
Promptly: With little or no delay; immediately.
Essayist: A person who writes essays, especially as a literary genre.
Burden: The main responsibility for achieving a specified aim or task.
Tub-thumping: The expression of opinions in a loud or dramatic way.
Sweep up: Force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action.
Host: a lot of people or things.
Sheer: nothing other than;(used for emphasis).
Household: A house and its occupants regarded as a unit.
Enticingly: Attractively.
Boost: increase.
Wedlock: the condition of being married.

Your mind

Set aside: To save something from a larger amount or supply in order to use it latter for a
particular purpose.
Consolidate: To make the achievements, power or position you already have stronger or more
effective so that they are likely to continue.

Misconception: A view or opinion that is incorrect because it is based on faulty thinking or

understanding.
Lose your grip: Become unable to understand or control ones situation.
Adage: A proverb or short statement expressing a general truth.
Accomplished: To succeed in doing something , especially something that you have been
trying to do for a period of time.
Drowsy: Sleepy and lethargic; half asleep.8ik
Chew over: Discuss or consider something at length.
Parrot: Repeat mechanically.
Oblige: Make (someone) legally or morally bound to an action or course of action.
Roughly: Approximately.
Slip away: Slowly disappear; recede or dwindle.

Stop putting things off:

Induce: Succeed in persuading or influencing (someone) to do something.
Chores: A routine task, especially a household one.
Clutter: A collection of things lying about in an untidy mass.
Soothing: Having a gently calming effect.
Delegate: Entrust (a task or responsibility) to another person, typically one who is less senior
than oneself.

Teen Attitude:

Get a grip on something: Take control of something.

Moody: Of a person given to unpredictable changes of mood.
Glum: Looking sad as if you expect something bad to happen.
Snapped: Say something quickly and irritably to someone.
Over the top: To an excessive or exaggerated degree.
Surly/ Aloof: Bad-tempered and unfriendly and distant.
Tackle: Make determined efforts to deal with a problem or difficult task.
Scowl: Frown in an angry or bad-tempered way.
Condemn: To say publicly that you think someone or something is bad or wrong.
Withdraw/ Abdicate: Fail to fulfill or undertake.
To be flooded with: Overwhelm or swamp with large amounts or quantities.
Empathy: The ability to understand and share the feelings of another.
Ingrate: An ungrateful person:
Hover around: to hang or wait around someone or something.
Swoop: to make a sudden and unexpected attack on a place.
Mouth off/Lip: The tendency or inclination to talk a lot, especially in a rude or insolent way,
especially when you are complaining or criticizing someone.
Step Away: Move away.
Aloofness: Not friendly or forthcoming; cool and distant.
Detached: distant and indifferent.
Foul mood: Very disagreeable or unpleasant.
Peer: someone who is of the same age as another person.

Non-profit: Not making or conducted primarily to make a profit.

Turmoil: A state of great disturbance, confusion, or uncertainty.
Flounder: to feel confused and not know what to say or do next.
Flip: Not showing enough respect.
Burgeoning: Growing or developing quickly.
Verbal: Tending to talk a lot.
Sullen: showing that you are in an unhappy mood, and do not want to talk.
Walking on eggshells: Be extremely cautious about ones words or actions.
Cool off: Become or make calm or less excited.
Curfew: the time by which someone, especially a child, must be home in the evening.
Walk a tightrope: To be in a difficult situation in wich a very small mistake could have bad
results.
Drive sb away: To make someone stop wanting something or stop wanting to be with
someone.
Sassy: Lively, bold, and full of spirit; cheeky.
Spout: To talk for a long time, sometimes in a boring way.
Lash out: To try to hit or attack someone suddenly.
Grumpy: unhappy and dissatisfied, often for no obvious reason.

As barriers disappear
Nurturing: Caring
Emotionally Responsive: A person that reacts quickly to emotions.
Assertive: Having self-confidence.
Allure: Attraction.
Reckless: Acting without any thought of the consequences.
Flat: Unvarying.
Contend: To say, maintain or assert.
Shrink: To be reluctant to something.
Gap: A difference or disparity.
Diverge: To differ.
Counterintuitive: Not having conscious rational thought.
Crunch: The moment of decision or crisis.
Hardships: severe suffering or pain.
Hierarchy: An arrangement of people or things in a group, in order of rank or importance.
Jaunt: A short journey for pleasure.
Monotheism: Belief or workship of a single god.
Egalitarian: A person who believes in the principle of equality for all.
Trait: Attribute.
Trend: A general direction or tendency.
Pace: Rhythm.
Elite: The most influential people within society.
Jibe: To mock.