vocab->251-300

251	suppress	8	V: to hold back, keep down	She suppressed her resentment towards her co-worker, because her job would be helpful in the long run.	Status & Conduct
252	inconsequential	9	ADJ: unimportant, insignificant	The judging council decided that everything that the victims of the guilty man’s work was inconsequential to what they should do with the criminal.	Status & Conduct
253	creed	7	N: a statement or belief	In the new land, they set up the Loyalty creed which stated the people’s beliefs.	Time, History & Tradition
254	conviction	7	N: (1) unshakably strong belief (2) the final judgement that a person is guilty of a crime	(1) Her religious convictions sometimes stopped her from participating in activities with her friends. (2) The defendant was not able to defend his case so that the judges would consider changing his conviction.	Time, History & Tradition
255	pious	9	ADJ: faithful to one’s religious beliefs	She was admired for her pious behavior and actions towards the needy.	Time, History & Tradition
256	conform	8	V: to obey customs, rules, or styles N: conformist, conformity	Unless the students conform to the formal dress code, they will be kicked out of the school.	Time, History & Tradition
257	convention	7	N: (1) a meeting or assembly (2) a custom or standard ADJ: conventional	(1) The anime convention was attended by tons of anime fans dressed in japanese school uniforms. (2) In the USA it is a convention to bring birthday presents to children when they become one year older.	Time, History & Tradition
258	orthodox	8	ADJ: traditional, customary, conventional	New piano composition are far from the traditional classic orthodox.	Time, History & Tradition
259	uniform	8	(1) ADJ: always the same, consistent, even (2) N: a distinctive or official outfit worn by a particular group.	(1) The fabric had a smooth, silky, uniform texture. (2) The private school uniforms were stylish and preppy.	Time, History & Tradition
260	anomaly	8	N: an unusual or unexpected event ADJ: anomalous	Snow is an anomaly in the usually warm bay area.	Time, History & Tradition
261	atypical	7	ADJ: unusual or unexpected	Her good mood was atypical after such a traumatizing experience.	Time, History & Tradition
262	radical	8	(1) ADJ: extreme or revolutionary (2) N: a person who has extreme or revolutionary ideas	(1) The construction work offered radical changes in the building design. (2) The nerds of the school were divided into their own social classes including radicals and video game obsessed freaks.	Time, History & Tradition
263	chronological	6	ADJ: arranged in order of time N: chronology	Timelines show a chronological order of events.	Time, History & Tradition
264	contemporary	8	ADJ: belonging to the present or same time	The contemporary design of the house attracted many interested buyers.	Time, History & Tradition
265	simultaneous	6	ADJ: occurring at the same time	The preheated oven, the phone, the baby’s crying and the doorbell started simultaneously.	Time, History & Tradition
266	premonition	8	N: a foreboding, a feeling of evil to come.	He stocked up on canned beans because of his premonition about the zombie apocalypse.	Time, History & Tradition
267	ominous	8	ADJ: threatening, menacing, foretelling evil	He had an ominous feeling that his invention was going to break during the convention.	Time, History & Tradition
268	precursor	8	N: something that comes before and indicates the approach of something or someone	Her stuffy nose was a precursor to a more serious illness because of her compromised immune system.	Time, History & Tradition
269	precedent	9	N: a previous act or decision that serves as a guide for later situations	President George Washington set up precedents for the future presidents to  follow.	Time, History & Tradition
270	predecessor	8	N: a person who holds an office or position before another.	Dr. Scott was Ms. Bimpson’s predecessor as the elementary school principal.	Time, History & Tradition
271	lineage	8	N: an individual’s series of ancestors	The family’s lineage traced back to some of America’s greatest explorers.	Time, History & Tradition
272	pedigree	8	N: an individual’s or animal’s series of ancestors	The cat had a healthy pedigree.	Time, History & Tradition
273	residual	9	ADJ: left over, remaining N: residue	The residual material from the construction site was used to build a dog park.	Time, History & Tradition
274	remnant	9	N: a leftover	The remnants of the toddlers meal consisted mostly of vegetables.	Time, History & Tradition
275	duration	7	N: a time period over which something lasts or continues	Her cold symptoms lasted for a longer duration because she wasn’t treating her body properly.	Time, History & Tradition
276	durable	5	ADJ: lasting for a long time N: durability	She brought durable boots because she would be hiking non-stop for many days.	Time, History & Tradition
277	sustain	7	V: (1) to prolong or extend (2) to undergo or endure (3) to provide with necessary nourishment and support N: sustenance	(1) She sustained her happy personality although she was going lots of stressful events at home. (2) She sustained the pain from her heavy-duty soccer practice (3) The emergency food supply was designed to sustain at party of 10 people for 10 months.	Time, History & Tradition
278	prophesy	7	V: to predict or reveal something before it has happened ADJ: prophetic N: prophet	The Mayan apocalypse was prophesied to happen at the end of 2012.	Time, History & Tradition
279	foreshadow	8	V: to suggest or indicate what might happen next	The new school reform rules foreshadowed a better education for all of the public school students.	Time, History & Tradition
280	foresight	8	N: looking ahead, knowing in advance, preparing for the future	The architects had the foresight to try something they’ve never done before.	Time, History & Tradition
281	foretell	7	V: to predict, to tell what is going to happen	Nobody was able to foretell that the government was going to shut down although everyone knew that there were many problems going on in the government.	Time, History & Tradition
282	subsequent	8	ADJ: following in time, later	The subsequent editions of the story had less grammatical errors.	Time, History & Tradition
283	imminent	10	ADJ: about to happen, occur, take place very soon	Her health condition was luckily not putting her in imminent danger.	Time, History & Tradition
284	impending	10	ADJ: about to happen, occur, take place very soon	He was stalling to avoid his impending shot.	Time, History & Tradition
285	inevitable	7	ADJ: unavoidable, unable to to be prevented	Although she knew that her fate was inevitable, she still tried to find a way to avoid it.	Time, History & Tradition
286	recollect	6	V: to remember N: recollection	After her concussion, she was unable to recollect her memory.	Time, History & Tradition
287	reminisce	8	V: to recall the past, particularly pleasant memories N: recollection	After camp, she reminisced for months because she missed everybody so much.	Time, History & Tradition
288	nostalgia	9	N: longing for the past ADJ: nostalgic	The movie represented an adult’s nostalgia for their years as a young child.	Time, History & Tradition
289	remorse	8	N: a feeling of deep regret ADJ: remorseful	Her feelings of remorse from her actions as a teenager have affected her for her whole life.	Time, History & Tradition
290	commemorate	8	V: to remember through a ceremony or service	The fifth graders commemorated their teacher’s death by having a memorial built for him in the school.	Time, History & Tradition
291	homage	10	N: respect, tribute, honor	We pay homage to veterans on Veteran’s Day.	Time, History & Tradition
292	antiquated	9	ADJ: old-fashioned, out-of-date	The school replaced their antiquated calculators with high tech graphing calculators.	Time, History & Tradition
293	archaic	8	ADJ: ancient, old-fashioned	The archaeologists were not able to read the archaic dialect.	Time, History & Tradition
294	obsolete	7	ADJ: not current, no longer in use, out of date	Silly bands are an obsolete fad that only lasted for about 4 months.	Time, History & Tradition
295	renovate	6	V: to renew, to restore to a better condition N: renovation	The family decided to renovate their house because it was old and it was falling apart.	Time, History & Tradition
296	innovation	7	N: a new way of doing something, a creation of something new	Scientists have come up with new innovative techniques to make the most of what we are provided with on Earth.	Time, History & Tradition
297	novelty	8	N: (1) the state of being new or interesting (2) a new product	(1) The novelty of the birthday present wore off about 20 minutes after the gift was opened. (2) The candy store sold lots of chocolate, gummies and other novelties.	Time, History & Tradition
298	habitual	9	ADJ: usual, regular, according to habit	He was not a habitual tooth-brusher so he found it difficult to brush his teeth after every main meal.	Time, History & Tradition
299	intermittent	8	ADJ: stopping and starting irregularly	She was in bad health because of her intermittent meal times.	Time, History & Tradition
300	artifact	7	N: a man-made object	The museum imported many ancient Egyptian artifacts to their display case for 6 months.	Time, History & Tradition