Vocabulary Set 10

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Vocabulary Set 10

• English 2

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Root Turb

• Comes from the Latin verb turbare, to throw into
  confusion or upset, and the noun turba, crowd
  or confusion.

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Perturb

• Definition To upset, confuse, or disarrange.
• Sentence News of the new peace accord was enough
  to perturb some radical opponents of any
  settlements.

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Turbine

• Definition A rotary engine with blades made to
  turn and generate power by a current of water,
  steam, or air under pressure.
• Sentence The power plant used huge turbines
  powered by water going over the dam to generate
  electricity.

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Turbulent

• Definition (1) Stirred up, agitated. (2)
  Stirring up unrest, violence, or disturbance.
• Sentence The huge ocean liner Queen Elizabeth II
  has never been much troubled by turbulent or
  stormy seas.

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Turbid

• Definition (1) Thick or murky, especially with
  churned-up sediment. (2) Unclear, confused,
  muddled.
• Sentence The crowds mood was restless and
  turbid any spark could have turned it into a
  mob.

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Root Volu/Volv

• Comes from the Latin verb volvere, meaning to
  roll, wind, turn around, or twist around.

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Devolution

• Definition (1) The transfer of rights, powers,
  property, or responsibility to others, especially
  from the central to local governments. (2)
  Evolution toward an earlier or lower state.
• Sentence In the 1980s there was a devolution of
  responsibility for education from the federal
  government to state and local government.

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Evolution

• Definition A process of change from a lower,
  simpler, or worse state to one that is higher,
  more complex, or better.
• Sentence Many people argue the existence of
  evolution in humans.

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Voluble

• Definition Speaking readily and rapidly
  talkative.
• Sentence Many teachers are considered voluble,
  especially when discussing their subject matter.

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Convoluted

• Definition (1) Having a pattern of curved
  windings. (2) Involved, intricate.
• Sentence After 15 minutes, Mr. Collins strange
  story had become so convoluted that none of us
  could follow it.

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Root Umbr

• From the Latin umbra, shadow.

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Adumbrate

• Definition (1) To give a sketchy outline or
  disclose in part. (2) To hint at or foretell.
• Sentence The Secretary of State would only
  adumbrate his ideas for bringing peace to Bosnia.

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Penumbra

• Definition (1) The partial shadow surrounding a
  complete shadow, as in an eclipse. (2) The fringe
  or surrounding area where something exists less
  fully.
• Sentence This area of the investigation was the
  penumbra where both the FBI and the CIA wanted to
  pursue their leads.

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Umber

• Definition (1) A darkish brown mineral
  containing manganese and iron oxides used for
  coloring paint. (2) A color that is greenish
  brown to dark reddish brown.
• Sentence Van Dyke prized umber as a pigment and
  used it constantly in his oil paintings.

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Umbrage

• Definition A feeling of resentment at some
  slight or insult, often one that is imagined
  rather than real.
• Sentence She often took umbrage at his treatment
  of her, without being able to pinpoint what was
  offensive about it.