Vocab lesson 19 grade ten special vocabulary

vocabulary

1. Vocab lesson 19

2. documentary a film, television or radio programe that gives facts and information about a subject The documentary took a fresh look at the life of Darwin. They showed a documentary on animal communication.

3. reprieve reprieve reprieves/ rɪˈpriːv / noun [C ] 1. an official order that stops or delays the punishment, especially by death, of a prisoner He was sentenced to death but was granted a last-minute reprieve.

4. fluctuate to change, especially continuously and between one level or thing and another Vegetable prices fluctuate according to the season. Her wages fluctuate between £150 and £200 a week. Her weight fluctuates wildly. fluctuating prices

5. casement a type of window that is fixed on one side and opens like a door

6. vehement expressing strong feelings, or shown by strong feelings or great energy or force Despite vehement opposition from his family, he quit school and became an actor. Both men were vehement in their denial of the charges against them. They launched a vehement attack on the government's handling of environmental issues.

7. debut to perform or be introduced to the public for the first time The programme debuted last year to great acclaim

8. melancholy melancholy autumn days a melancholy piece of music

9. requiam Christian religious ceremony) at which people honour and pray for a dead person

10. theoretical 1-. based on the ideas that relate to a subject, not the practical uses of 2. related to an explanation that has not been provedthat subject theoretical physicsal college.

11. bestride to sit or stand with a leg on either side of an object or animal He bestrode the chair as though it were a horse.