Old School Trimester 1
Definition and part of speech of authentic
genuine and true, not fake; adjective
Definition and part of speech of academic
having to do with school or education; adjective
Definition and part of speech of barrage
an outpouring of many things at once; noun
Definition and part of speech of abridge
to shorten in length or duration; noun
Definition and part of speech of subjective
influenced by personal opinions, biased; adjective
Definition and part of speech of hackneyed
overused and unoriginal; adjective
Definition and part of speech of assert
to state a viewpoint; verb
Definition and part of speech of obstinate
stubborn; adjective
Definition and part of speech of keen
sharp-witted or eager; adjective
Definition and part of speech of imperious
commanding; adjective
a period of time (usually in the past); noun
Definition and part of speech of adage
an old saying; noun
Definition and part of speech of debilitating
weakening, harmful; adjective
Definition and part of speech of premise
an essential fact that others are based on; noun
Definition and part of speech of dubious
doubtful; adjective
Definition and part of speech of obsolete
out of date, no longer useful; adjective
Definition and part of speech of oration
a formal speech; noun
Definition and part of speech of indictment
the situation of having been charged with a crime; verb
Definition and part of speech of cumulative
increasing through addition over time; adjective
Definition and part of speech of jubilant
overly joyful; adjective
Definition and part of speech of retrospect
the review of past events
Definition and part of speech of genre
a specific style of art or literature; noun
Definition and part of speech of rue
to regret; verb
Definition and part of speech of preamble
an introduction to a formal document; noun
Definition and part of speech of objective
not influenced by personal opinion; adjective